Gouiné

Gouiné
Town and sub-prefecture
Gouiné
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°43′N 7°25′W / 7.717°N 7.417°W / 7.717; -7.417Coordinates: 7°43′N 7°25′W / 7.717°N 7.417°W / 7.717; -7.417
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
Department Biankouma
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 14,909
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Gouiné is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Biankouma Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

Gouiné 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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