Gaoulou

Gaoulou is a village of Sassandra Department, Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District, Côte d'Ivoire. As of the year 2014, it has a total population of 12,184.^[1]

Gaoulou
Village
Gaoulou
Coordinates: 05°01′55″N 06°09′02″W
Country	Cote d'Ivoire
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Gbôklé
Department	Sassandra
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	12,184
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Geography

Gaoulou is situated on the southern portion of Sassandra Department. It is on the west bank of Sassandra River, approximately 11 kilometres northwest of Sassandra, the capital of Sassandra Department. It has an average elevation of 13 metres above the sea level.^[2]

Climate

Gaoulou has a tropical rainforest climate. On average, it sees the most amount of rainfall in June with 304 mm, and the least in January with 88 mm.

Climate data for Gaoulou
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.5 (86.9)	31 (88)	31.3 (88.3)	31 (88)	29.4 (84.9)	27.6 (81.7)	27 (81)	26.9 (80.4)	27.8 (82.0)	28.6 (83.5)	29.2 (84.6)	29.6 (85.3)	29.2 (84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.2 (79.2)	26.7 (80.1)	27 (81)	26.9 (80.4)	25.9 (78.6)	24.7 (76.5)	24.4 (75.9)	23.2 (73.8)	24.5 (76.1)	25 (77)	25.4 (77.7)	25.8 (78.4)	25.5 (77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	24 (75)	24.1 (75.4)	24.1 (75.4)	22.5 (72.5)	22.8 (73.0)	22.4 (72.3)	22.4 (72.3)	22.6 (72.7)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	88 (3.5)	101 (4.0)	138 (5.4)	143 (5.6)	254 (10.0)	304 (12.0)	145 (5.7)	114 (4.5)	194 (7.6)	209 (8.2)	169 (6.7)	118 (4.6)	1,977 (77.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]