Kalamon, Ivory Coast

Kalamon
Town and sub-prefecture
Kalamon
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W / 9.817°N 3.167°W / 9.817; -3.167Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W / 9.817°N 3.167°W / 9.817; -3.167
Country  Ivory Coast
District Zanzan
Region Bounkani
Department Doropo
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 5,965
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kalamon is a town in the far northeast of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Doropo Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District. There is a border crossing with Burkina Faso located four kilometres northeast of town.

Kalamon 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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