Anianou (also spelled Agnianou) is a town in east-central

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. It is a

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Prikro Department Prikro Department is a department of Iffou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 95,595 and its seat is the settlement of Prikro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Anianou, Famienkro, Koffi-Amonkro, Nafana, and ...

Iffou Region Iffou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Daoukro, and the region's population in the 2021 census was 378,560. Iffou is curren ...

Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs District was created in a 2 ...

. The border with

Zanzan District Zanzan District (french: District du Zanzan) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in a ...

is two kilometres east of the town. Anianou was a

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until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Anianou was 5,814.

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Anianou and their population in 2014 are: # Affounvassou (354) # Akorablékro (220) # Anianou (1 776) # Attoumabo (602) # Koffikpinkro (344) # Kotobo (1 433) # N'zuéfoufoué (486) # Pédéoua (599)

References

Sub-prefectures of Iffou Former communes of Ivory Coast {{LacsCI-geo-stub