Ouangolodougou (also known as Wangolodougou) 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 ...
, adjacent to the
border
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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 ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture of and the seat 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, ...
in
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 ...
. Ouangolodougou is also a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou was 82,801.
Ouangolodougou is situated in the sub-Saharan
Sahel
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savanna
biogeography
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region, which is characterised by grasslands with trees.
Transport
The town is served by a station on the
Abidjan-Niger Railway
The Abidjan-Niger Railway is a single-track metre gauge line in francophone West Africa that links Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The railway, like others on the continent, was constructe ...
.
Villages
The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou and their population in 2014 are:
Citypopulation.de
Population of localities in the Ouangolodougou sub-prefecture
References
Sub-prefectures of Tchologo
Communes of Tchologo
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