Kokomian (also spelled Kokomia) is a town in the far east 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
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
Koun-Fao Department
Koun-Fao Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 167,881 and its seat is the settlement of Koun-Fao. The sub-prefectures of the department are Boahia, Kokomian, Kouassi-Daték ...
in
Gontougo Region,
Zanzan District. Four kilometres southeast of town is a border crossing with
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
Kokomian was a
commune 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 Kokomian was 10,438.
Villages
The eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Kokomian and their population in 2014 are:[
# Bossignamienkro (1 057)
# Ifo (858)
# Koffi-Badoukro (2 891)
# Kokomian (2 195)
# Petit-Abengourou (964)
# Sogoyaokro (869)
# ]Takikro
Takikro is a village in the far east of Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Kokomian, Koun-Fao Department, Gontougo Region, Zanzan District. Just over one hundred metres northeast of the village is a border crossing with Ghana.
Takikro was ...
(1 438)
# Warèkro (166)
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Gontougo
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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