Bougou
Town and sub-prefecture in Savanes, Ivory Coast
10°13′N 5°52′W / 10.217°N 5.867°W / 10.217; -5.867 (2014)[1]
Bougou is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of M'Bengué Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. Five kilometres northwest of town is a border crossing with Mali.
Bougou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bougou was 14,160.[3]
Villages
The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bougou and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Bougou (3 583)
- Loulo (2 729)
- M'brigue (4 151)
- N'gandana (2 128)
- Nongon (952)
- Tehekaha (617)
Notes
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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Departments and sub-prefectures of Poro Region, Savanes District
Regional seat: Korhogo
* also a commune
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