Gouékan
Gouékan | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Gouékan Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| Department | Ouaninou |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 3,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Gouékan is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouaninou Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District.
Gouékan 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 Gouékan was 3,246.[3]
Villages
[edit]The eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Gouékan and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Gbédéma (648)
- Gouékan (723)
- N'gohisso (196)
- Oualou-Gouékan (550)
- Sodiman (239)
- Sougouékan (203)
- Toubako-Gouékan (196)
- Vayasso (491)
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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 Bafing" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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