Tengréla

Tengréla (also spelled Tingréla) is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast near the border with Mali. It is a sub-prefecture and the seat of Tengréla Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Tengréla is also a commune.

Dibi, a type of chimney used in Tingréla, 1892
Tengréla

Tingréla
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Tengréla
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°29′N 6°24′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionBagoué
DepartmentTengréla
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total80,887
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

The French explorer René Caillié stopped at the settlement of Tengréla, which was then a large walled village, in January 1828 on his journey to Timbuktu. He was travelling with a caravan of 500 to 600 people and 80 donkeys transporting kola nuts. In his book Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo published in 1830, he spelled the name of the village as "Tangrera".[2][3]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Tengréla was 80,887 [4].

Villages

The 28 villages of the sub-prefecture of Tengréla and their population in 2014 are[4]:

  1. Danzourou (852)
  2. Daraniani (440)
  3. Djoguinasso (195)
  4. Flabougou (774)
  5. Kotou (689)
  6. Maniasso (1 139)
  7. M'basso (561)
  8. Missasso (250)
  9. Naniasso (801)
  10. Nigouni (989)
  11. Sorokoumo (834)
  12. Tamania (937)
  13. Tengrela (40 323)
  14. Tialaka (680)
  15. Tienderime (630)
  16. Bolona (5 531)
  17. Bougoula (196)
  18. Diamankani (3 462)
  19. Dougba (1 653)
  20. Dougba2 (691)
  21. Feni (2 152)
  22. Fimbiasso (924)
  23. M'bele (2 718)
  24. Neguepie (3 947)
  25. San (5 320)
  26. Tiebi (1 128)
  27. Tiempa (684)
  28. Zelesso (2 387)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. Caillié 1830, pp. 379-388.
  3. Viguier 2008, p. 27.
  4. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bagoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

References


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