Niellé

Niellé is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. The border with Mali is located 30 kilometres north of town.

Niellé
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Niellé
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°12′N 5°38′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionTchologo
DepartmentOuangolodougou
Elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total29,022
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Niellé is in the sub-Saharan Sahel savanna biogeography region, which is characterised by grasslands with trees, such as the baobab (Adansonia digitata), umbrella thorn acacia (Acacia tortilis) and other species.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Niellé was 29,022 [2].

Villages

The 10 villages of the sub-prefecture of Niellé and their population in 2014 are[2]:

  1. Fala (537)
  2. Nalogo (1 327)
  3. Niellé (19 116)
  4. Békaha (427)
  5. Diellé (1 784)
  6. Gbinzo 1 (2 962)
  7. Kassérégué (575)
  8. Kassiongokoro (1 654)
  9. Korifon (242)
  10. Louholo (398)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tchologo" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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