Korhogo
Korhogo is a city in northern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Savanes District and Poro Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Korhogo Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 243,048, making it the fourth-largest city in the country and the largest in northern Ivory Coast.
Korhogo | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
City of Korhogo | |
Korhogo Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 9°25′N 5°37′W | |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| District | Savanes |
| Regions | Poro |
| Department | Korhogo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2021 census) | |
| • Total | 440,926 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • City | 243,048 |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Korhogo produces goods such as cotton, kapok fibre, rice, millet, peanuts, corn, yams, sheep, goats and diamonds. The settlement was on an important pre-colonial trade route to the Atlantic coast. It is said to have been founded by Nangui, a 14th-century Senufo patriarch and still is the capital of the Senufo people.
Sights in Korhogo include the Péléforo Gbon Coulibaly Regional Museum and the woodcarvers' quarter. Korhogo is also home to an airport, a large market, a cinema, a mosque, and a swimming pool.
Korhogo's average annual rainfall is 1,243 mm, with the rainiest months being May to October. Its average year-round temperature is 26.6 degrees Celsius, with the hottest months being February to April. Korhogo's airport (Korhogo Airport) has the International Air Transport Association code HGO and the International Civil Aviation Organization code DIKO. Its one runway is 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) long, and receives domestic flights only.
The southwest quarter of the city is dominated by Mont-Korhogo.