Papara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tengréla Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. A border crossing with Mali is three kilometres east of town. Papara is the northernmost sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast.
Papara | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Papara Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 10°37′N 6°15′W / 10.617°N 6.250°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Savanes |
| Region | Bagoué |
| Department | Tengréla |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,866 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Papara 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 Papara was 8,866.[3]
Villages edit
The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Papara and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Basso (126)
- Doubasso (621)
- Kapegue (391)
- Kokari (352)
- Kolonza (883)
- Koulousson (1 069)
- Papara (2 264)
- Ziekoundougou (128)
- Iribasso (505)
- Tiongoli (988)
- Zanasso (1 539)
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 Bagoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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