Koulikoro, Ivory Coast Explained

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.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solar eclipse of July 14, 1749. NASA. March 20, 2017. March 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318070717/http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1749-07-14.gif. live.
  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"