Niokosso Explained

Niokosso
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:Woroba
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bafing
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Koro
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6308
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.6833°N -47°W

Niokosso is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Five kilometres southwest of town is a border crossing with Guinea.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 14 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"