Blességué Explained

Blességué
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:Savanes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bagoué
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Kouto
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15187
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:10.2°N -30°W

Blességué is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Kouto Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District.

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Blességué was 15,187.[3]

Villages

The 9 villages of the sub-prefecture of Blességué and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Blessegue (5 524)
  2. Bougoula (232)
  3. Gbini (394)
  4. Kakorogo (877)
  5. Portio (2 557)
  6. Sanaoule (1 201)
  7. Singo (2 320)
  8. Tiana (560)
  9. Tiogo (1 522)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 11 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"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bagoué. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.