Tinhou is a town in western
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
Bloléquin Department in
Cavally Region
Cavally Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. From its establishment in 2011, to 2014 it was in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Guiglo and the region's population in the 2021 census was 708,241.
Cavally is currently divided ...
,
Montagnes District.
Tinhou 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 Tinhou was 13,293.
Villages
The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Tinhou and their population in 2014 are:
# Dédjan (1 888)
# Koadéguézon (1 708)
# Petit-Guiglo (1 803)
# Tinhou (5 370)
# Tuambly (1 502)
# Zou-Yahi (1022)
References
Sub-prefectures of Cavally Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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