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Place in Savanes, Ivory Coast
Kouto
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Kouto is located in Ivory CoastKoutoKoutoLocation in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°54′N 6°25′W / 9.900°N 6.417°W / 9.900; -6.417
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionBagoué
DepartmentKouto
Area
 • Total666 km (257 sq mi)
Population
 • Total55,893
 • Density84/km (220/sq mi)
 • Town10,989
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kouto is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kouto Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Kouto is also a commune. The town is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (along with other nearby mosques) in 2021.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kouto was 55,893.

Villages

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kouto and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Boyo (3 791)
  2. Kouto (10 989)
  3. Samorossoba (1 421)
  4. Timboroni (842)
  5. Nimbiasso (1 722)
  6. Tabakoroni (1 905)
  7. Tindara (2 757)
  8. Tioro (1 148)
  9. Womon (2 339)
  10. Wora (5 568)
  11. Zaguinasso (4 578)

Notes

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Kouto
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de
  3. "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Bagoué Region, Savanes District
Regional seat: Boundiali
Boundiali Department
Kouto Department
Tengréla Department
* also a commune
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