Zou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.
Zou | |
|---|---|
Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Zou Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 6°59′N 7°48′W / 6.983°N 7.800°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Montagnes |
| Region | Guémon |
| Department | Bangolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 52,864 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Town | 19,448[1] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Latitude: 6.98333, Longitude: -7.8
6° 58′ 60″ North, 7° 48′ 0″ West |
Zou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zou was 52,864.[2]
Villages edit
The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Zou and their population in 2014 are:[4]
- Bably (7 152)
- Béoua-Zarabaon (971)
- Blotilé (4 414)
- Diédrou (8 107)
- Douanzéré (1 232)
- Gan (1 167)
- Gohouo-Zarabaon (4 752)
- Gouétilé (3 235)
- Koulaéoué (6 674)
- Phing (2 247)
- Tionlé (5 407)
- Zérégbo (9 515)
- Zodry (791)
- Zou (19 448)
Notes edit
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities of Ivory Coast
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Zou
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