Bounda

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
Town and sub-prefecture
Bounda
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°37′N 4°44′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictVallée du Bandama
RegionGbêkê
DepartmentBouaké
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total10,088
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bounda was 10,088 [3].

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bounda and their population in 2014 are [3]:

  1. Assekakro (255)
  2. Bopri (512)
  3. Bouakro (585)
  4. Bounda (1 383)
  5. Kouadianikro (1 082)
  6. Kouakou-Kouadiokro (611)
  7. Langba Bokohou (918)
  8. Languira (440)
  9. N'doumou Kouassikro (960)
  10. Pindikro (1 264)
  11. Pronou (594)
  12. Sokouamekro (569)
  13. Yapikro (366)
  14. Yeguebo (549)

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.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gbêkê" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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