Toumoukoro

Toumoukoro
Toumoukro
Town and sub-prefecture
Toumoukoro
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°23′N 5°45′W / 10.383°N 5.750°W / 10.383; -5.750Coordinates: 10°23′N 5°45′W / 10.383°N 5.750°W / 10.383; -5.750
Country  Ivory Coast
District Savanes
Region Tchologo
Department Ouangolodougou
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 34,200
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Toumoukoro (also spelled Toumoukro) is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. A border crossing with Mali is located five kilometres north of town.

Toumoukoro 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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