Foungbesso (also spelled Foungouésso) is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Touba Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District.

Foungbesso
Foungouésso
Foungbesso is located in Ivory Coast
Foungbesso
Foungbesso
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°57′N 7°40′W / 7.950°N 7.667°W / 7.950; -7.667
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictWoroba
RegionBafing
DepartmentTouba
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total18,033
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Foungbesso 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 Foungbesso was 18,033.[3]

Villages edit

The thirty five villages of the sub-prefecture of Foungbesso and their population in 2014 are

  1. Bafingdalla (693)
  2. Bakandesso (1,736)
  3. Baniga (277)
  4. Bémasso (115)
  5. Boutisso (394)
  6. Danduly (261)
  7. Dépanon (395)
  8. Dolla (1 174)
  9. Douasso (321)
  10. Fouenan (755)
  11. Foungbesso (1,958)
  12. Gasso (435)
  13. Goh (670)
  14. Gouana (557)
  15. Gouékolo 1 (284)
  16. Gouékolo 2 (137)
  17. Gouéla (208)
  18. Lawasso 2 (97)
  19. Massasso (658)
  20. N'gamonsso (449)
  21. Niena (536)
  22. Ohisso (236)
  23. Singosso (216)
  24. Sogbeni (875)
  25. Sogbesso 2 (283)
  26. Sokouralla Gouana (310)
  27. Souatiesso (872)
  28. Tiéfinisso (143)
  29. Tiekourasso (242)
  30. Tiemonisso (369)
  31. Vahibasso (522)
  32. Wagnangoro (642)
  33. Yaala Fouenan (274)
  34. Yamatoullo (723)
  35. Zouandesso (216)

Notes edit

  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. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bafing" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.