Gouékan
Town and sub-prefecture
Gouékan is located in Ivory Coast
Gouékan
Gouékan
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°2′N 7°51′W / 8.033°N 7.850°W / 8.033; -7.850
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictWoroba
RegionBafing
DepartmentOuaninou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total3,246
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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] In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Gouékan was 3,246.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Gbédéma (648)
  2. Gouékan (723)
  3. N'gohisso (196)
  4. Oualou-Gouékan (550)
  5. Sodiman (239)
  6. Sougouékan (203)
  7. Toubako-Gouékan (196)
  8. Vayasso (491)

Notes

  1. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bafing" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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