Niokosso

Town and sub-prefecture in Woroba, Ivory Coast
8°41′N 7°40′W / 8.683°N 7.667°W / 8.683; -7.667Country Ivory CoastDistrictWorobaRegionBafingDepartmentKoroPopulation
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 • Total6,308Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Niokosso is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Five kilometres southwest of town is a border crossing with Guinea.

Niokosso was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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.
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Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Bafing Region, Woroba District
Regional seat: Touba
Koro Department
Ouaninou DepartmentTouba Department
* also a commune
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