Sipilou (also known as Siquita) is a town in the far west 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 and seat of

Sipilou Department Sipilou Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Tonkpi, Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 73,109 and its seat is the settlement of Sipilou. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefec ...

Tonkpi Region Tonkpi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Man and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,387,909, predominantl ...

Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sas ...

. Sipilou is also a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

. Less than three kilometres to the west of the town is a

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crossing with

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. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sipilou was 22,417.

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Sipilou and their population in 2014 are: # Bloma (1 254) # Séma (1 495) # Sipilou (5 705) # Gaba (1 393) # Glangoualé (1 289) # Glanlé (5 077) # Koulalé (3 654) # Yallo (2 550)

Notes

Sub-prefectures of Tonkpi Guinea–Ivory Coast border crossings Communes of Tonkpi {{Montagnes-geo-stub