Bégbessou
Town and sub-prefecture
Bégbessou is located in Ivory Coast
Bégbessou
Bégbessou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°4′N 5°36′W / 7.067°N 5.600°W / 7.067; -5.600
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionMarahoué
DepartmentBouaflé
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total19,787
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bégbessou is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaflé Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. The town is approximately five kilometres away from Lake Kossou.

Bégbessou 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 Bégbessou was 19,787.[3]

Villages

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bégbessou and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Akakro (1 012)
  2. Allahou-Bazi (3 678)
  3. Angovia (4 382)
  4. Bégbessou (4 986)
  5. Diallé (924)
  6. Kami (759)
  7. Kouakou Gnanou (1 832)
  8. Koubi (400)
  9. N'dakoffi-Yobouékro (534)
  10. N'dènou (611)
  11. Saimimbo (669)

Notes

  1. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Marahoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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