Vavoua is a city in west-central

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

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of and the seat of

Vavoua Department Vavoua Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 477,154 and its seat is the settlement of Vavoua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bazra-Nattis, Dan ...

Haut-Sassandra Region Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 15,190 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 1,739,697, making ...

Sassandra-Marahoué District Sassandra-Marahoué District (french: District du Sassandra-Marahoué) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Daloa. Creation Sassand ...

. Vavoua is also a

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. In the 2021 census, its population was 132,528. In October 2018, the city elected

Bonaventure Kalou Bonaventure Kalou (born 12 January 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He serves as elected mayor of Vavoua. Club career Born in Oumé, Kalou started playing for ASEC Mimosas in his home cou ...

, the former international Ivorian

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, as its new mayor. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua was 132,528.

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua and their population in 2014 are:

Notes

Sub-prefectures of Haut-Sassandra Communes of Haut-Sassandra {{Sassandra-Marahoué-geo-stub