Gouékan

Gouékan
Town and sub-prefecture
Gouékan
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°W / 8.033; -7.850Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°W / 8.033; -7.850
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]

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.


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