Kossou

Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou.

Kossou
Kossou is located in Ivory Coast
Kossou
Kossou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°0′N 5°29′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictYamoussoukro
DepartmentYamoussoukro
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total28,321
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Man weighing gold collected in a mine near the dam

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

Villages in the sub-prefecture include Zatta.

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