Katiola is a town in central

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

. It is a

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of and the seat of

Katiola Department Katiola Department is a department of Hambol Region in Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 162,472 and its seat is the settlement of Katiola. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fronan, Katiola, and Ti ...

. It is also a

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and the seat of

Hambol Region Hambol Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Vallée du Bandama District. The seat of the region is Katiola and the region's population in the 2021 census was 612,029. H ...

Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the north-central part of the country. The capital of the district is Bouaké. Creati ...

Transport

Katiola is served by a station on the national railway system and by

Katiola Airport Katiola Airport is an airport serving Katiola in Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in ...

. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Katiola was 56,681.

Villages

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Katiola and their population in 2014 are: # Foro-Foro (1 091) # Katiola (40 319) # Kationon 1 (1 135) # Kationon 2 (1 124) # Kowara (512) # Kpéfélé (1 041) # Logbonou (7 545) # N'dana (489) # Nikolo (1 394) # Tiédiarikaha (688) # Touro Gare (1 343)

References

Sub-prefectures of Hambol Communes of Hambol Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{ValléeduBandama-geo-stub