Tinhou Explained

Tinhou
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:Bloléquin
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13293
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.4333°N -17°W

Tinhou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bloléquin Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District.

Tinhou 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 Tinhou was 13,293.[3]

Villages

The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Tinhou and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Dédjan (1 888)
  2. Koadéguézon (1 708)
  3. Petit-Guiglo (1 803)
  4. Tinhou (5 370)
  5. Tuambly (1 502)
  6. Zou-Yahi (1022)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 10 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.