Tanguélan (also spelled Tenguélan) is a town in eastern
Ivory Coast
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. It is a
sub-prefecture
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Albania
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of
Agnibilékrou Department
Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 216,264 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, ...
in
Indénié-Djuablin Region
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,
Comoé District
Comoé District (french: District du Comoé) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs District and L ...
.
Tanguélan was a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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 Tanguélan was 12,021.
Villages
The eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Tanguélan and their population in 2014 are:[
# Tanguelan (7 022)
# Adanekro (394)
# Assemiankro (168)
# Assempa Naye (222)
# Ebakro (186)
# Kouamekro (207)
# Miankouadiokro (106)
# N'guessankro (3 716)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Indénié-Djuablin
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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