Gouiné is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Biankouma Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

Gouiné
Gouiné is located in Ivory Coast
Gouiné
Gouiné
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°43′N 7°25′W / 7.717°N 7.417°W / 7.717; -7.417
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionTonkpi
DepartmentBiankouma
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total14,909
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gouiné 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 Gouiné was 14,909.[3]

Villages edit

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

  1. Béhita (552)
  2. Ditomba (266)
  3. Douolé (510)
  4. Gaolé (716)
  5. Gbétondié (680)
  6. Gbomba (168)
  7. Godigui (446)
  8. Gouané (1 337)
  9. Gouiné (2 356)
  10. Kokialo (1 673)
  11. Kpossosso (193)
  12. Mamizo (133)
  13. Séla (209)
  14. Sion (375)
  15. Soba (1 898)
  16. Sohouba (445)
  17. Somba (591)
  18. Tompoudié (137)
  19. Touoba (1 050)
  20. Zagoué - Guiané (1 174)

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.