Mahandougou

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Mahandougou
Town and sub-prefecture
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Mahandougou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°2′N7°50′W / 9.033°N 7.833°W / 9.033; -7.833
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Woroba
Region Bafing
Department Koro
Population
 (2014) [1]
  Total
5,597
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Mahandougou is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Less than two kilometres west is a border crossing with Guinea.

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

Notes

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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.