Boron, Ivory Coast Explained

Boron
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:Poro
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Dikodougou
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:24239
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.7°N -63°W

Boron is a town in north-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dikodougou Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. The town sits just northeast of the border of Woroba District.

Boron 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 Boron was 24,239.[3]

Villages

The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Boron and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bissidougou (2 309)
  2. Boron (6 135)
  3. Farakoro (3 270)
  4. Gbondougou (2 294)
  5. Marha (5 502)
  6. Ouattaradougou (4 729)

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 Poro. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.