Kouto Explained

Kouto
Settlement Type:Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
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:Bagoué
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Kouto
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:666
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:55893
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:10989
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.9°N -31°W

Kouto is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kouto Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Kouto is also a commune. The town is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (along with other nearby mosques) in 2021.[2]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kouto was 55,893.[1]

Villages

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kouto and their population in 2014 are:[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization . 5 September 2021.
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/savanes/113204__kouto/ Citypopulation.de