Bako, Ivory Coast

Place in Denguélé, Ivory Coast
9°8′N 7°37′W / 9.133°N 7.617°W / 9.133; -7.617Country Ivory CoastDistrictDenguéléRegionKabadougouDepartmentOdiennéPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total17,253Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bako is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Odienné Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District.

In the Dioula language of Ivory Coast and the Bambara language of Mali, "Bako" means "behind the river": "Ba" means "river" and "ko" means "behind". The people of the town are mostly agrarian.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bako was 17,253.[2]

Villages

The 26 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bako and their population in 2014 are:[2]

  1. Bako (1 796)
  2. Bohisso (806)
  3. Gondiedougou (130)
  4. Linguesso (876)
  5. Mindiadougou (86)
  6. Moya 1 (546)
  7. Sarakorodougou (427)
  8. Tchigbéla (1 282)
  9. Tomba (584)
  10. Badjouala (179)
  11. Férémandougou (1 254)
  12. Kahanlo (445)
  13. Kahanso (1 427)
  14. Kona (494)
  15. Korondougou (738)
  16. Mamouroudougou (493)
  17. Mamoya (521)
  18. M'basso (347)
  19. Moya 2 (469)
  20. Mohi-Moussadougou (785)
  21. Niénesso (765)
  22. Sokorodougou (1 181)
  23. Tindrima Sokoro (473)
  24. Tindrima Sokoura (175)
  25. Yagbèdougou (438)
  26. Zandougou (536)

References

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Kabadougou" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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