Yorodougou (also spelled Dioradougou) is a town in the far west 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
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of
Sipilou Department
Sipilou Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Tonkpi, Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 73,109 and its seat is the settlement of Sipilou. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefec ...
in
Tonkpi Region
Tonkpi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Man and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,387,909, predominantl ...
,
Montagnes District
Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sas ...
.
Yorodougou 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 Yorodougou was 19,451.
Villages
The seven villages of the sub-prefecture of Yorodougou and their population in 2014 are:[
# Gangbapleu (5 248)
# Gbagompleu (738)
# Ouéma (1 389)
# Samapleu (3 995)
# Yépleu (2 503)
# Yorodougou (4 626)
# Zocoma (952)
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Tonkpi
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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