Man, Ivory Coast

Man
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Man city
Man Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°24′N 7°33′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
Department	Man
Area
• Total	471 km^2 (182 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	241,969
• Density	510/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
• City	149,041 [1]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Man is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Montagnes District and Tonkpi Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Man Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 149,041,[1] making it the eighth-largest city in the country.

History

In November 2002, during conflict between government and rebel forces, the former rebel group Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI) held Man and the towns of Danané, Toulepleu, and Bloléquin.[3]

Geography

Heavy rain in June

Man is part of Montagnes District and is an important market town lying between mountains, including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui (the two highest in the nation), and La Dent de Man, popular with hikers and most recently, rock climbers.[4]

Climate

Man has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw).

Climate data for Man, Ivory Coast
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.4 (90.3)	33.5 (92.3)	33.0 (91.4)	31.9 (89.4)	30.9 (87.6)	29.3 (84.7)	27.8 (82.0)	27.6 (81.7)	28.8 (83.8)	29.8 (85.6)	30.3 (86.5)	30.6 (87.1)	30.5 (86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.7 (74.7)	25.8 (78.4)	26.7 (80.1)	26.4 (79.5)	26.0 (78.8)	25.0 (77.0)	24.0 (75.2)	24.0 (75.2)	24.6 (76.3)	25.0 (77.0)	24.9 (76.8)	23.5 (74.3)	25.0 (77.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	18.8 (65.8)	20.7 (69.3)	21.3 (70.3)	21.2 (70.2)	21.0 (69.8)	20.4 (68.7)	20.6 (69.1)	20.5 (68.9)	20.4 (68.7)	19.6 (67.3)	16.7 (62.1)	19.7 (67.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	10.8 (0.43)	43.4 (1.71)	109.3 (4.30)	152.8 (6.02)	147.5 (5.81)	183.7 (7.23)	185.6 (7.31)	273.6 (10.77)	285.0 (11.22)	134.5 (5.30)	42.1 (1.66)	19.5 (0.77)	1,587.8 (62.51)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	241.3	210.7	210.8	205.3	208.1	157.1	117.0	125.6	158.4	205.5	217.5	214.5	2,271.8
Source: NOAA[5]

Economy

Weaving in Man

Man is an agricultural region, with many cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava, banana (plantain), and soybean plantations. The area is the largest producer of coffee in the Ivory Coast. It is the home of a UNICAFÉ (The National Coffee Manufacturer of Côte d'Ivoire) factory, and Nestlé operates several coffee plants in the area.[6] The central market of Man buys and sells a large variety of fabrics (Yacouba traditional clothes, so-called Boubou Yacouba), and an endless collection of Dan (Yacouba) masks.

The best known hotels are the "Hotel les Casacades", "Tanhotel", and "Hotel Beau Sejour". Those hotels are well-equipped with satellite TV, swimming pools, phone lines, and good service is provided.

Landmarks

A woman carries water from the Dou River in a watering can to irrigate a vegetable garden at the foot of the Dent de Man mountain

The city is the home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Man, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Saint-Michel.

The main attractions around Man are La Cascade waterfall, a large rocky outcrop which overlooks the town known as the La Dent de Man (the tooth of Man), and the monkey forest.[7] La Cascade waterfall is situated at the west side of the town, and is surrounded by a bamboo forest, which is the habitat of many colorful dragonflies and a wide variety of butterflies. The monkey forest is a wooded area in which monkeys live; for a small fee tourists can persuade local residents to call the monkeys out of their forest habitat.

Villages

The twenty nine villages of the sub-prefecture of Man and their population in 2014 are:[8]

1. Bantégouin (586)
2. Bigouin (1 091)
3. Blolé (2 784)
4. Botongouiné (1 131)
5. Dainé 2 (692)
6. Dompleu (2 622)
7. Gagouin (511)
8. Godégouin (569)
9. Gouakpalé (546)
10. Gouimpleu 1 (971)
11. Guianlé (1 421)
12. Kassiapleu (1 148)
13. Kpangouin 1 (1 018)
14. Kpangouin 2 (1 409)
15. Krikouma (1 205)
16. Man (148 945)
17. Petit Gbèpleu (648)
18. Seupleu (849)
19. Voungoué (1 764)
20. Yébégouin (324)
21. Zadépleu (463)
22. Zélé (3 042)
23. Biélé (1 533)
24. Gbatongouin (1 205)
25. Gueupleu (979)
26. Kiélé (2 918)
27. Lamapleu (1 132)
28. Oulédépleu (718)
29. Zérégouin (647)

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
2. Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
3. Higonnet, Etelle (2007). "My Heart is Cut": Sexual Violence by Rebels and Pro-government Forces in Côte D'Ivoire. Human Rights Watch. p. 24.
4. West Africa. Lonely Planet. 2009. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-74104-821-6.
5. "Man–Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
6. Hamilton, Janice (1 January 2004). Ivory Coast in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8225-1992-8.
7. Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (6 February 2013). Côte d'Ivoire 2013-2014 (in French). Petit Futé. p. 296. ISBN 2-7469-6176-8.
8. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links

• Ivorian rebels declare emergency; BBC; November 18, 2003