Nizahon

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Nizahon
Town and sub-prefecture
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Nizahon
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°19′N7°25′W / 6.317°N 7.417°W / 6.317; -7.417
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Cavally
Department Guiglo
Population
 (2014) [1]
  Total
20,767
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Nizahon is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Guiglo Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District.

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Nizahon was 20,767. [3]

Villages

The four villages of the sub-prefecture of Nizahon and their population in 2014 are: [3]

  1. Béablo (5,140)
  2. Béhébo (3,832)
  3. Nizahon 1 (9,381)
  4. Nizahon 2 (2,414)

References

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 10 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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Cavally" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.