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