Vavoua

Vavoua is a city in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Vavoua Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Vavoua is also a commune. In the 2014 census, its population was 134,651.

Vavoua
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Vavoua
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°23′N 6°29′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionHaut-Sassandra
DepartmentVavoua
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total134,651
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

In October 2018, the city elected Bonaventure Kalou, the former international Ivorian footballer, as its new mayor.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua was 134,651.[3]

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Akanzakro (1 449)
  2. Bouhitafla (1 792)
  3. Danzerville (5 183)
  4. Dema (6 110)
  5. Dyla (1 974)
  6. Gatifla (1 466)
  7. Gouabafla (4 335)
  8. Koudougou Pk 11 (2 810)
  9. Koudougou Pk 5 (1 058)
  10. Koudougou Pk 8 (2 616)
  11. Vavoua (67 096)
  12. Baoulifla (13 664)
  13. Bonoufla (23 467)
  14. Kouetinga (1 631)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman. "Ex Ivorian footballer Bonaventure Kalou elected mayor". Africanews.com.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Haut-Sassandra" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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