Guessabo is a town in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Zoukougbeu Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. It is three kilometres east of the border of Montagnes District.
Guessabo | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Guessabo Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′N 6°57′W / 6.733°N 6.950°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Sassandra-Marahoué |
| Region | Haut-Sassandra |
| Department | Zoukougbeu |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,302 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Guessabo 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 Guessabo was 36,302.[3]
Villages edit
The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Guessabo and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Bassaraguhe (2 378)
- Débo 1 (1 437)
- Débo 2 (1 662)
- Detroya (2 224)
- Diléya (2 751)
- Gorodi (3 537)
- Guessabo (13 843)
- Guétuzon 1 (2 897)
- Guétuzon 2 (482)
- Ouatigbeu (3 250)
- Zitta (1 841)
Notes edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Haut-Sassandra" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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