Mahandiana-Sokourani Explained

Mahandiana-Sokourani
Other Name:Mahandiana-Soukourani
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:Denguélé
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Folon
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Kaniasso
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:26026
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:10.25°N -47°W

Mahandiana-Sokourani (also spelled Mahandiana-Soukourani) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Kaniasso Department in Folon Region, Denguélé District.

Mahandiana-Sokourani 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 Mahandiana-Sokourani was 26,026.[3]

Villages

The 12 villages of the sub-prefecture of Mahandiana-Sokourani and their population in 2014 are:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire . geohive.com . 8 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122041623/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/coteivoire.aspx . 22 November 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 Folon. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.