Bégbessou is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaflé Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. The town is approximately five kilometres away from Lake Kossou.
Bégbessou | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Bégbessou Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 7°4′N 5°36′W / 7.067°N 5.600°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Sassandra-Marahoué |
| Region | Marahoué |
| Department | Bouaflé |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,787 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Bégbessou 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 Bégbessou was 19,787.[3]
Villages edit
The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bégbessou and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Akakro (1 012)
- Allahou-Bazi (3 678)
- Angovia (4 382)
- Bégbessou (4 986)
- Diallé (924)
- Kami (759)
- Kouakou Gnanou (1 832)
- Koubi (400)
- N'dakoffi-Yobouékro (534)
- N'dènou (611)
- Saimimbo (669)
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 Marahoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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