Nézobly Explained

Nézobly
Other Name:Bazobli
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:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Cavally
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Toulépleu
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14755
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.5333°N -40°W

Nézobly (also spelled Bazobli) is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast, near the border with Liberia. It is a sub-prefecture of Toulépleu Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District. The town is approximately three kilometres from the border, but there is no official border crossing in the vicinity.

Nézobly 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 Nézobly was 6,679.[3]

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Nézobly and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Kahibli (637)
  2. Klaon (906)
  3. Kpably (662)
  4. Nézobly (1 911)
  5. Tiabolébly 1 (523)
  6. Touaplébli (704)
  7. Toyébli (1 072)
  8. Zaïgbopleu (264)

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 Cavally. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.