Sianhala (also spelled Sanhala) is a town in northern
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
Kouto Department
Kouto Department is a department of Bagoué Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 175,587 and its seat is the settlement of Kouto. The sub-prefectures of the department are Blességué, Gbon, Kolia, Kouto, and ...
in
Bagoué Region
Bagoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Savanes District. The seat of the region is Boundiali and the region's population in the 2021 census was 515,890.
Bagoué ...
,
Savanes District
Savanes District (, , " Savannahs") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast
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. The town is four kilometres east of the border of
Denguélé District
Denguélé District (, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné.
Creation
Denguélé District was created in a 2011 admin ...
.
Sianhala 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 Sianhala was 27,076.
Villages
The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Sianhala and their population in 2014 are:[
# Kelegbala (4 182)
# Mougnini (5 246)
# N'deou (6 228)
# Douasso (3 166)
# Sianhala (2 696)
# Tinasso (3 604)
# Zanasso1 (1 263)
# Zanasso2 (691)
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Bagoué
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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