Kaouara

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Kaouara
Town and sub-prefecture
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Kaouara
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°6′N5°12′W / 10.100°N 5.200°W / 10.100; -5.200 Coordinates: 10°6′N5°12′W / 10.100°N 5.200°W / 10.100; -5.200
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
District Savanes
Region Tchologo
Department Ouangolodougou
Area
 • Total649 km2 (251 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census) [1]
 • Total33,558
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Town
20,167 [2]
 (2014 census)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kaouara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. A border crossing with Burkina Faso is located 16 kilometres northeast of town.

Kaouara was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. [3]

Kaouara is known for its adobe mosque, originally built in the 16th century, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, as a classic example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. [4]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara was 33,558. [1]

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara and their population in 2014 are: [5]

  1. Bakombi (1 386)
  2. Kadarvogo (1 702)
  3. Kaouara (20 167)
  4. Katierkpon (301)
  5. Laléraba (1 120)
  6. Mahandougou (868)
  7. Mambiadougou (419)
  8. Zanaplédougou (2 008)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities and localities in Ivory Coast
  3. ↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Kaouara


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