Kaouara is a town in the far north of

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 of

Ouangolodougou Department Ouangolodougou Department is a department of Tchologo Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 294,639 and its seat is the settlement of Ouangolodougou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Diawala, Kaouara, ...

Tchologo Region Tchologo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Savanes District. The seat of the region is Ferkessédougou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 603,084. ...

Savanes District Savanes District (french: District des Savanes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northernmost part of the country. The capital of the district is Korhogo. Creation Savanes District was ...

, adjacent to the

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with

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

. A border crossing with

is located 16 kilometres northeast of town. Kaouara was a

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until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. Kaouara is known for its adobe mosque, originally built in the 16th century, which is inscribed on the

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along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, as a classic example of

Sudano-Sahelian architecture Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland (geographical) regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara, but north of the fertile for ...

. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara was 33,558.

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara and their population in 2014 are:Citypopulation.de
Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Kaouara # Bakombi (1 386) # Kadarvogo (1 702) # Kaouara (20 167) # Katierkpon (301) # Laléraba (1 120) # Mahandougou (868) # Mambiadougou (419) # Zanaplédougou (2 008)

Notes

Sub-prefectures of Tchologo Former communes of Ivory Coast {{SavanesCI-geo-stub