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Mahandougou

Coordinates: 9°2′N 7°50′W / 9.033°N 7.833°W / 9.033; -7.833
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Mahandougou
Mahandougou is located in Ivory Coast
Mahandougou
Mahandougou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°2′N 7°50′W / 9.033°N 7.833°W / 9.033; -7.833
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictWoroba
RegionBafing
DepartmentKoro
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total5,597
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Mahandougou is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Less than two kilometres west of town is a border crossing with Guinea.

Mahandougou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

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  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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.