Gouékan

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
Town and sub-prefecture
Gouékan is located in Ivory Coast
Gouékan
Gouékan
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictWoroba
RegionBafing
DepartmentOuaninou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total3,246
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

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

  1. Gbédéma (648)
  2. Gouékan (723)
  3. N'gohisso (196)
  4. Oualou-Gouékan (550)
  5. Sodiman (239)
  6. Sougouékan (203)
  7. Toubako-Gouékan (196)
  8. Vayasso (491)

Notes
  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.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bafing" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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