Koulikoro (also spelled Kouroukoro) is a village in western Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Gbonné, Biankouma Department, Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. The area is mostly covered by rainforest.
Koulikoro
Kouroukoro | |
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Village | |
  Koulikoro Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 7°49′N 7°10′W / 7.817°N 7.167°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Montagnes |
| Region | Tonkpi |
| Department | Biankouma |
| Sub-prefecture | Gbonné |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History edit
On 14 July 1749 an annular solar eclipse took place around the village. 2 kilometres away, the greatest eclipse of the day occurred. and lasted 4 minutes, 46 seconds at 12:19 UTC.[1]
Koulikoro was a commune until March 2012, when it was abolished along with 1126 other communes in the country.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ "Solar eclipse of July 14, 1749". NASA. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours" Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
7°49′N 7°10′W / 7.817°N 7.167°W
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