Korhogo is a city in northern Ivory Coast, seat of Savanes District, Poro Region and Korhogo Department. The 2014 census recorded its population at 243,048, the fourth-largest in the country and the largest in northern Ivory Coast, and tradition holds it was founded by Nangui, a 14th-century Senufo patriarch, making it the capital of the Senufo people. The city produces cotton, kapok fiber, rice, millet, peanuts, corn and yams, and its sights include the Peleforo Gbon Coulibaly Regional Museum and a woodcarvers' quarter.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Korhogo (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 440,926 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 9.457778, longitude -5.629444
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 386 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 440926 (2021)
View the Source2. Korhogo (Wikipedia)
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It is said to have been founded by Nangui, a 14th-century Senufo patriarch and still is the capital of the Senufo people.
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It is said to have been founded by Nangui, a 14th-century Senufo patriarch and still is the capital of the Senufo people.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Korhogo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2286304
9.45803 -5.62961 P PPLA CI 87 11153169 2286303 440926 360 Africa/Abidjan
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 360 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, -5.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, -5.75
9.25 -5.75 Aw
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