Kossou
Kossou | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
Coordinates: 7°0′N 5°29′W / 7.000°N 5.483°W | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Yamoussoukro |
Department | Yamoussoukro |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 28,321 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou.
Kossou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
Villages in the sub-prefecture include Zatta.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.