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Boron, Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 8°42′N 5°58′W / 8.700°N 5.967°W / 8.700; -5.967
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Boron
Boron is located in Ivory Coast
Boron
Boron
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°42′N 5°58′W / 8.700°N 5.967°W / 8.700; -5.967
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionPoro
DepartmentDikodougou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
24,239
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Boron is a town in north-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dikodougou Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. The town sits just northeast of the border of Woroba District.

Boron 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 Boron was 24,239.[3]

Villages

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The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Boron and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bissidougou (2 309)
  2. Boron (6 135)
  3. Farakoro (3 270)
  4. Gbondougou (2 294)
  5. Marha (5 502)
  6. Ouattaradougou (4 729)

Notes

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  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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.