Kouan-Houlé is a town in the far west of
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture of
Danané Department
Danané Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital ...
in
Tonkpi Region,
Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") 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, Sassandra-Marahou ...
.
Kouan-Houlé 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 Kouan-Houlé was 27,926.
Villages
The twenty five villages of the sub-prefecture of Kouan-Houlé and their population in 2014 are:[
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Tonkpi
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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