Attiégouakro Explained

Attiégouakro
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Yamoussoukro
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Attiégouakro
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:12250
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.7667°N -12°W

Attiégouakro is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2009 it has been the seat of and a sub-prefectures of Attiégouakro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

Attiégouakro was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

Villages in the sub-prefecture include Labokro and Morokinkro.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 15 December 2015.
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"