Bogofa is a town in north-eastern
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
sub-prefecture
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Albania
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of
Nassian Department
Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlement of Nassian. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bogofa, Kakpin, Koutouba, Nassian, and ...
in
Bounkani Region
Bounkani Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bouna and the region's population in the 2021 census was 427,037.
Bounkani is c ...
,
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 ...
.
Bogofa was a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
In 2013, the Hadja Ouattara Nabintou Cissé Mosque was opened in the town.
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In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bogofa was 5,486.
Villages
The three villages of the sub-prefecture of Bogofa and their population in 2014 are:
[
# Bodé (1 527)
# Farako (2 492)
# Gouméré (1 467)
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Bounkani
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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