Bogofa

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Bogofa
Town and sub-prefecture
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Bogofa
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°37′N3°9′W / 8.617°N 3.150°W / 8.617; -3.150
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Zanzan
Region Bounkani
Department Nassian
Population
 (2014) [1]
  Total
5,486
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Bogofa is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District.

Bogofa was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished. [2]

In 2013, the Hadja Ouattara Nabintou Cissé Mosque was opened in the town. [3]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bogofa was 5,486. [4]

Villages

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

  1. Bodé (1,527)
  2. Farako (2,492)
  3. Gouméré (1,467)

Notes

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. "Religion: La mosquée Hadja Ouattara Nabintou Cissé inaugurée à Bogofa (Nassian) - Abidjan.net". news.abidjan.net. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04.
  4. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.