Médon Explained

Médon
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:Bas-Sassandra
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Gbôklé
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Sassandra
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16575
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.2°N -19°W

Médon is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Sassandra Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

Médon was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Médon was 16,575.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Garoubré (5 179)
  2. Gréguibré (3 685)
  3. Inahiri (4 243)
  4. Médon (3 468)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 7 December 2015.
  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"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gbôklé. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.