Bounda

Bounda
Town and sub-prefecture
Bounda
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°37′N 4°44′W / 7.617°N 4.733°W / 7.617; -4.733Coordinates: 7°37′N 4°44′W / 7.617°N 4.733°W / 7.617; -4.733
Country  Ivory Coast
District Vallée du Bandama
Region Gbêkê
Department Bouaké
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 10,088
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Bounda is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaké Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. The town is about two kilometres north of the border of Lacs District.

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

Notes

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 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.


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