Bougou
Bougou | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Bougou Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 10°13′N 5°52′W / 10.217°N 5.867°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Savanes |
| Region | Poro |
| Department | M'Bengué |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,160 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Bougou is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of M'Bengué Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. Five kilometres northwest of town is a border crossing with Mali.
Bougou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 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.
Regional seat: Korhogo | ||
| Dikodougou Department |  | |
| Korhogo Department | ||
| M'Bengué Department | ||
| Sinématiali Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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