Bogofa Explained

Bogofa
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:Zanzan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bounkani
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Nassian
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5486
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.6167°N -12°W

Bogofa is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District.

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

In 2013, the Hadja Ouattara Nabintou Cissé Mosque was opened in the town.[3]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bogofa was 5,486.[4]

Villages

The three villages of the sub-prefecture of Bogofa and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Bodé (1 527)
  2. Farako (2 492)
  3. Gouméré (1 467)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 7 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: Religion: La mosquée Hadja Ouattara Nabintou Cissé inaugurée à Bogofa (Nassian) - Abidjan.net . news.abidjan.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104142253/http://news.abidjan.net/h/483157.html . 2014-01-04.
  4. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.