Koulikoro | |
Other Name: | Kouroukoro |
Settlement Type: | Village |
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: | Montagnes |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Tonkpi |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name3: | Biankouma |
Subdivision Type4: | Sub-prefecture |
Subdivision Name4: | Gbonné |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 7.8167°N -17°W |
Koulikoro (also spelled Kouroukoro) is a village in western Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Gbonné, Biankouma Department, Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. The area is mostly covered by rainforest.
On 14 July 1749 an annular solar eclipse took place around the village. 2 kilometres away, the greatest eclipse of the day occurred. and lasted 4 minutes, 46 seconds at 12:19 UTC.[1]
Koulikoro was a commune until March 2012, when it was abolished along with 1126 other communes in the country.[2]