Zou, Ivory Coast Explained

Zou
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:Guémon
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Bangolo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:444
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:52864
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:19448[2]
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.9833°N -55°W

Zou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.

Latitude: 6.98333, Longitude: -7.86° 58′ 60″ North, 7° 48′ 0″ West
Zou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zou was 52,864.[1]

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Zou and their population in 2014 are:[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  3. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  4. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/montagnes/093109__zou/ Citypopulation.de