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
Bougou is located in Ivory Coast
Bougou
Bougou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°13′N 5°52′W / 10.217°N 5.867°W / 10.217; -5.867
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionPoro
DepartmentM'Bengué
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total14,160
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bougou 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 Bougou was 14,160.[3]

Villages edit

The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bougou and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bougou (3 583)
  2. Loulo (2 729)
  3. M'brigue (4 151)
  4. N'gandana (2 128)
  5. Nongon (952)
  6. Tehekaha (617)

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.