Gouékan
| Gouékan | |
|---|---|
| Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Gouékan Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°WCoordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°W | |
| Country |
 Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| Department | Ouaninou |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,246 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Gouékan is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouaninou Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District.
Gouékan 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 14 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: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.