Nézobly (also spelled Bazobli) is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast, near the border with Liberia. It is a sub-prefecture of Toulépleu Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District. The town is approximately three kilometres from the border, but there is no official border crossing in the vicinity.

Nézobly
Bazobli
Nézobly is located in Ivory Coast
Nézobly
Nézobly
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°32′N 8°32′W / 6.533°N 8.533°W / 6.533; -8.533
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionCavally
DepartmentToulépleu
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total14,755
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Nézobly 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 Nézobly was 6,679.[3]

Villages edit

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Nézobly and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Kahibli (637)
  2. Klaon (906)
  3. Kpably (662)
  4. Nézobly (1 911)
  5. Tiabolébly 1 (523)
  6. Touaplébli (704)
  7. Toyébli (1 072)
  8. Zaïgbopleu (264)

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 Cavally" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.