| Kaouara | |
| 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: | Tchologo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Department |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ouangolodougou |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 649 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Note: | (2014 census) |
| Population Total: | 33558 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Population Blank1: | 20167[2] |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 10.1°N -17°W |
Kaouara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. A border crossing with Burkina Faso is located 16 kilometres northeast of town.
Kaouara was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]
Kaouara is known for its adobe mosque, originally built in the 16th century, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, as a classic example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.[4]
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara was 33,558.[1]
The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara and their population in 2014 are:[5]