Katogo (also known as Katoro) 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
M'Bengué Department
M'Bengué Department is a department of Poro Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 114,971 and its seat is the settlement of M'Bengué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bougou, Katiali, Katogo, and M' ...
in
Poro Region
Poro Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Savanes District. The seat of the region is Korhogo and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,040,461.
Poro is cu ...
,
Savanes District. Seven kilometres north of town is 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 ...
.
Kotogo 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 Katogo was 14,862.
Villages
The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Katogo and their population in 2014 are:[
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Poro Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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