Molonou 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
Tiébissou Department
Tiébissou Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 116,321 and its seat is the settlement of Tiébissou. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures ...
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
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 ...
. The town is on the east shore of
Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou () is Côte d'Ivoire's largest lake. It lies on the Bandama River in the center of the country. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 75,000 Baoulé people were displ ...
.
Molonou 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 Molonou was 20,140.
Villages
The 17 villages of the sub-prefecture of Molonou and their population in 2014 are:[
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Bélier
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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