Toumoukoro (also spelled Toumoukro) 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 ...
. 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
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,
Savanes District. A border crossing with
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
is located five kilometres north of town.
Toumoukoro 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 Toumoukoro was 34,200.
Villages
The 13 villages of the sub-prefecture of Toumoukoro and their population in 2014 are:[
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Tchologo
Ivory Coast–Mali border crossings
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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