Zaranou is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department in Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District.

Zaranou
Zaranou is located in Ivory Coast
Zaranou
Zaranou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°26′N 3°22′W / 6.433°N 3.367°W / 6.433; -3.367
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictComoé
RegionIndénié-Djuablin
DepartmentAbengourou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total33,539
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Zaranou 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 Zaranou was 33,539.[3]

Villages edit

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

  1. Zaranou (9 347)
  2. Bébou (5 035)
  3. Blekoum (3 472)
  4. Bokakokoré (3 001)
  5. Ehuasso Allangouanou (4 436)
  6. Manfia (387)
  7. M'basso Agni (2 184)
  8. N'gouanda Kouadiokro (2 552)
  9. Prakro (1 208)
  10. Soukou-Soukou (1 917)

References edit

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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 Indénié-Djuablin" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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