Sokoro

Town and sub-prefecture in Denguélé, Ivory Coast
10°12′N 7°50′W / 10.200°N 7.833°W / 10.200; -7.833Country Ivory CoastDistrictDenguéléRegionFolonDepartmentMinignanPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total6,704Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sokoro is a town near the northwestern extremity of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Minignan Department in Folon Region, Denguélé District. The town is situated near the border with Mali, south of the neighboring Yanfolila Cercle. One kilometre northwest of town is a border crossing.

Sokoro was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sokoro was 6,704.[3]

Villages

The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Sokoro and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Djirila Bada (450)
  2. Keningouara (237)
  3. Madina (1 915)
  4. Nabagala (1 277)
  5. Sokoro (2 266)
  6. Tiemba (559)

References

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Folon" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Folon Region, Denguélé District
Regional seat: Minignan
Kaniasso Department
Minignan Department
* also a commune


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