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Bangoua is a village in eastern
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is in the
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of
Duffrébo Duffrébo is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Agnibilékrou Department in Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District Comoé District (; , named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory C ...
,
Agnibilékrou Department Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 216,264 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, ...
,
Indénié-Djuablin Region Indénié-Djuablin Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Abengourou. Other important towns are Agnibilekrou, Bettié and Niablé ...
,
Comoé District Comoé District (; , named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs Distri ...
. Bangoua sits just south of the border with
Zanzan District Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in ...
and is located six kilometres east of the
tripoint A triple border, tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geography, geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or Administrative division, subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints ...
of Comoé, Zanzan, and
Lacs District Lacs District (; , "Lakes") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs District was created in a 2011 administr ...
s. It is the most northern settlement in Comoé District. Bangoua was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.


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Former communes of Ivory Coast Populated places in Comoé District Populated places in Indénié-Djuablin {{ComoéCI-geo-stub