Odienné

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title: "Odienné" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["odienné", "sub-prefectures-of-kabadougou", "district-capitals-of-ivory-coast", "communes-of-kabadougou", "regional-capitals-of-ivory-coast"] topic_path: "general/odienne" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odienné" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Odienné
settlement_type	Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
image_skyline	Jour du marché de Feremandougou à Bako.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Odienné market
mapsize	300px
pushpin_map	Ivory Coast
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ivory Coast
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ivory Coast
subdivision_type1	District
subdivision_name1	Denguélé
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Kabadougou
subdivision_type3	Department
subdivision_name3	Odienné Department
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	1630
population_as_of	2021 census
population_footnotes
population_note	(2014 census)
population_total	86279
population_density_km2	auto
population_blank1_title	Town
population_blank1	42173
population_blank2_title	Ethnicities
timezone	GMT
utc_offset	+0
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	437
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The town of Odienné was founded by Malinké people under Vakaba Touré. Later, Samory Touré founded a support base in the town. Features of Odienné include a large mosque, nearby gold mines, and Vakaba Touré's tomb located in Odienné.

The town is served by Odienné Airport. The Stade Municipal is a multi-purpose stadium in the town. St. Augustine Cathedral serves as the cathedral and headquarters for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné, of which Antoine Koné is the bishop.

History

It is thought that the area surrounding Odienné was first settled by the Senufo people and the Mandinka people. The founding of the town is credited to (1800–1858), who also founded the Kabadougou Kingdom, of which Odienné was the capital. The French explorer René Caillié visited Odienné in 1827. In 1898, during the French occupation of Cote d'Ivoire, a military post was established south of Odienné. During the First Ivorian Civil War, Odienné was a stronghold for Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire. Its remote location meant that the town was somewhat peaceful during the war compared to other Ivorian towns.

Economy

Odienné relies on agriculture as its main industry. Fruits, cashews, yams, and cotton is grown in fields located in the Massif du Dienguélé valley. The town houses a rice-processing plant and manganese is also produced in the area.

Sports

Stade Municipal is the primary stadium in Odienné, and is the home of AS Denguélé, the main football club, which currently plays in the Ligue 1 division.

Climate

|location = Odienné (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1973-present) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high C = 33.4 |Feb high C = 35.6 |Mar high C = 35.3 |Apr high C = 34.9 |May high C = 33.2 |Jun high C = 31.3 |Jul high C = 29.8 |Aug high C = 29.5 |Sep high C = 30.2 |Oct high C = 29.9 |Nov high C = 32.6 |Dec high C = 32.3 |year high C = 32.3 |Jan mean C = 24.0 |Feb mean C = 27.1 |Mar mean C = 28.5 |Apr mean C = 28.4 |May mean C = 27.3 |Jun mean C = 25.8 |Jul mean C = 24.8 |Aug mean C = 24.5 |Sep mean C = 24.7 |Oct mean C = 25.3 |Nov mean C = 25.1 |Dec mean C = 23.3 |year mean C = 25.7 |Jan low C = 14.7 |Feb low C = 18.4 |Mar low C = 21.3 |Apr low C = 22.3 |May low C = 21.9 |Jun low C = 20.9 |Jul low C = 20.5 |Aug low C = 20.3 |Sep low C = 20.4 |Oct low C = 19.8 |Nov low C = 18.2 |Dec low C = 14.8 |year low C = 19.5 |Jan record high C = 49.5 |Feb record high C = 41.8 |Mar record high C = 42.4 |Apr record high C = 47.0 |May record high C = 39.4 |Jun record high C = 38.8 |Jul record high C = 39.0 |Aug record high C = 43.0 |Sep record high C = 39.0 |Oct record high C = 42.0 |Nov record high C = 40.0 |Dec record high C = 41.0 |Jan record low C = 9.8 |Feb record low C = 10.7 |Mar record low C = 10.0 |Apr record low C = 12.0 |May record low C = 18.0 |Jun record low C = 15.0 |Jul record low C = 12.1 |Aug record low C = 17.5 |Sep record low C = 12.6 |Oct record low C = 10.5 |Nov record low C = 9.0 |Dec record low C = 8.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 5.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 11.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 27.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 71.4 |May precipitation mm = 111.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 154.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 252.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 322.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 234.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 125.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 24.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 4.0 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.5 |Feb precipitation days = 0.9 |Mar precipitation days = 3.1 |Apr precipitation days = 7.4 |May precipitation days = 9.3 |Jun precipitation days = 12.5 |Jul precipitation days = 16.9 |Aug precipitation days = 21.3 |Sep precipitation days = 18.5 |Oct precipitation days = 13.6 |Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |Dec precipitation days = 0.5 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 242.0 |Feb sun = 220.2 |Mar sun = 217.3 |Apr sun = 214.7 |May sun = 248.8 |Jun sun = 221.8 |Jul sun = 183.5 |Aug sun = 174.5 |Sep sun = 185.4 |Oct sun = 235.8 |Nov sun = 252.0 |Dec sun = 242.6 |year sun = 2638.6 |Jan percentsun = 68 |Feb percentsun = 67 |Mar percentsun = 59 |Apr percentsun = 59 |May percentsun = 65 |Jun percentsun = 59 |Jul percentsun = 47 |Aug percentsun = 46 |Sep percentsun = 51 |Oct percentsun = 65 |Nov percentsun = 73 |Dec percentsun = 68 |year percentsun = 60 |source 1 = NOAA{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/IV/65528.TXT | server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Odienné–Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990 | access-date = December 21, 2015}}{{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=65528099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP | title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = January 16, 2023 |source 2 = WMO (precipitation 1981-2010){{cite web | url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2881 | title = World Weather Information Service - Odienne | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | accessdate = January 16, 2023

Villages

The 17 villages of the sub-prefecture of Odienné and their population in 2014 are: :

1. Logbanasso (235)
2. Odienné (42 173)
3. Baradjan (357)
4. Bassékodougou (204)
5. Gbanhanla (967)
6. Gbèrèdougou (509)
7. Massadougou (201)
8. Kodougou (219)
9. Kouroukro-Mafélé (835)
10. Néguéla (406)
11. Niamasso (392)
12. Samesso (314)
13. Sirana (1 250)
14. Touroni (479)
15. Odienné-Sienso (809)
16. Samankoungolo (166)
17. Ziéwasso (990)

In 2014, the total population of the sub-prefecture of Odienné was 50,506.

References

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