Bonikro is a town in central
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 a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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of
Djékanou Department in
Bélier Region
Bélier Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in Toumodi.
Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect ...
,
Lacs District. The town is on the north bank of the river that forms the border between the Lacs and
Lagunes Districts.
Bonikro 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.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bonikro was 6,420.
Villages
The 4 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bonikro and their population in 2014 are:[
# Abouakro 2 - Groudji (1 556)
# Assékouamékro (879)
# Tollakro (1 319)
# Bonikro (2 666)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Bélier
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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