Touba | |
Settlement Type: | Town, sub-prefecture, and commune |
Pushpin Map: | Ivory Coast#Africa |
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: | Touba |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 983 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Note: | (2014 census) |
Population Total: | 55013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
Population Blank1: | 22361[2] |
Population Blank2 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 8.2833°N -48°W |
Touba is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Touba Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Bafing Region in Woroba District, near the border with Guinea.
Touba is a market town known for its stilt dancing, which takes place in nearby villages. It is viewed as the capital of the Mahouka people. The town is served by Mahana Airport.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Touba was 55,013.[1]
The forty one villages of the sub-prefecture of Touba and their population in 2014 are:[3]