Touba 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 of and the seat of Touba Department. It is also a

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and the seat of Bafing Region in

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, near the

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with

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. Touba is a

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known for its stilt dancing, which takes place in nearby villages. It is viewed as the capital of the Mahouka people. The town is served by Mahana Airport. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Touba was 55,013.

Villages

The forty one villages of the sub-prefecture of Touba and their population in 2014 are:Citypopulation.de
Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Touba

Notes

Sub-prefectures of Bafing Region Communes of Bafing Region Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{Woroba-geo-stub