Buyo is a town in south-western
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
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...
of and the seat of
Buyo Department in
Nawa Region
Nawa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,165,472, maki ...
,
Bas-Sassandra District. Buyo is also a
commune. The city sits on the south shore of
Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo (french: Lac de Buyo) is an artificial lake in western Côte d'Ivoire on the Sassandra River. It was formed by the construction of the Buyo Dam at Buyo, Côte d'Ivoire, Buyo in 1980.
The water quality of the lake has suffered from dispo ...
.
The far southern portion of the sub-prefecture is located in
Taï National Park
Taï National Park () is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire that contains one of the last areas of primary rainforest in West Africa. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its flora and fauna. Five mammal specie ...
.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Buyo was 100,848.
Villages
The villages of the sub-prefecture of Buyo and their population in 2014 are:
Citypopulation.de
Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Buyo
References
Sub-prefectures of Nawa Region
Communes of Nawa Region
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