Kaouara

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Kaouara
Town and sub-prefecture
Kaouara is located in Ivory Coast
Kaouara
Kaouara
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°6′N 5°12′W / 10.100°N 5.200°W / 10.100; -5.200Coordinates: 10°6′N 5°12′W / 10.100°N 5.200°W / 10.100; -5.200
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionTchologo
DepartmentOuangolodougou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total27,971
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kaouara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. A border crossing with Burkina Faso is located 16 kilometres northeast of town.

Kaouara was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

Kaouara is known for its adobe mosque, originally built in the 16th century, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, as a classic example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.[3]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara was 27,971.[4]

Villages[]

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Bakombi (1 386)
  2. Kadarvogo (1 702)
  3. Kaouara (20 167)
  4. Katierkpon (301)
  5. Laléraba (1 120)
  6. Mahandougou (868)
  7. Mambiadougou (419)
  8. Zanaplédougou (2 008)

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. ^ "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tchologo" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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