Bongo, Ivory Coast
Bongo | |
|---|---|
Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Bongo Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°29′N 3°34′W / 5.483°N 3.567°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Comoé |
| Region | Sud-Comoé |
| Department | Grand-Bassam |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 25,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Bongo is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Bassam Department in Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District.
Bongo was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. It is in fact a gathering of four different villages. The division is based on the will of the well-known rubber company, SAPH, to set dwelling places for its workers. Among the villages, there are Bongo, which comprises V1, and Bongo-Village (V1 and Bongo-Village form one place), V2, commonly known as Point d'Eau (because of the brook flowing through it), and V3, named G12 (because of its geographic location between the 25 hectares of rubber trees identified as G11 and the other 25 hectares of rubber trees identified as G13). The fourth village is CU (Centre Usine). That name is due to the fact that the rubber transformation factory is located in this village. CU is commonly known as Dragage.[2]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bongo was 25,052.[3]
Villages
[edit]The eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Bongo and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Akroaba-Akoudjékoa (2 906)
- Akroaba-Béniékoa (843)
- Bongo (4 033)
- Bongo Saph (5 495)
- Kimoukro (1 172)
- Onosalci (5 165)
- Ono 14 (2 116)
- Wéhou (3 322)
References
[edit]- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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 Sud-Comoé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Aboisso | ||
| Aboisso Department |  | |
| Adiaké Department | ||
| Grand-Bassam Department | ||
| Tiapoum Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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