Ouangolodougou | |
Other Name: | Wangolodougou |
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: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Savanes |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Tchologo |
Subdivision Name3: | Ouangolodougou |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 766 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Note: | (2014 census) |
Population Total: | 82801 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
Population Blank1: | 37991[2] |
Population Blank2 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 9.9667°N -14°W |
Elevation M: | 303 |
Ouangolodougou (also known as Wangolodougou) is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. Ouangolodougou is also a commune. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou was 82,801.[1]
Ouangolodougou is situated in the sub-Saharan Sahel savanna biogeography region, which is characterised by grasslands with trees.
The town is served by a station on the Abidjan-Niger Railway.
The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou and their population in 2014 are:[3]