Médon
Médon | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Médon Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°12′N 6°13′W / 5.200°N 6.217°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Bas-Sassandra |
| Region | Gbôklé |
| Department | Sassandra |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 16,575 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Médon is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Sassandra Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.
Médon 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 Médon was 16,575 [3].
Villages
The four villages of the sub-prefecture of Médon and their population in 2014 are [3]:
- Garoubré (5 179)
- Gréguibré (3 685)
- Inahiri (4 243)
- Médon (3 468)
References
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gbôklé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Sassandra | ||
| Fresco Department |  | |
| Sassandra Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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