Bougou

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
Town and sub-prefecture
Bougou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°13′N 5°52′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionPoro
DepartmentM'Bengué
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total14,160
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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]

  1. Bougou (3 583)
  2. Loulo (2 729)
  3. M'brigue (4 151)
  4. N'gandana (2 128)
  5. Nongon (952)
  6. Tehekaha (617)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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