Kouto

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Kouto
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Kouto is located in Ivory Coast
Kouto
Kouto
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°54′N 6°25′W / 9.900°N 6.417°W / 9.900; -6.417Coordinates: 9°54′N 6°25′W / 9.900°N 6.417°W / 9.900; -6.417
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionBagoué
DepartmentKouto
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total37,060
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kouto is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kouto Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Kouto is also a commune. The town is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (along with other nearby mosques) in 2021.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kouto was 37,060.[3]

Villages[]

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kouto and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Boyo (3 791)
  2. Kouto (10 989)
  3. Samorossoba (1 421)
  4. Timboroni (842)
  5. Nimbiasso (1 722)
  6. Tabakoroni (1 905)
  7. Tindara (2 757)
  8. Tioro (1 148)
  9. Womon (2 339)
  10. Wora (5 568)
  11. Zaguinasso (4 578)

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bagoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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