Vavoua
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Vavoua is located in Ivory Coast
Vavoua
Vavoua
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°23′N 6°29′W / 7.383°N 6.483°W / 7.383; -6.483
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionHaut-Sassandra
DepartmentVavoua
Area
 • Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total132,528
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • City
67,096[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Vavoua is a city in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Vavoua Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Vavoua is also a commune. In the 2021 census, its population was 132,528.

In October 2018, the city elected Bonaventure Kalou, the former international Ivorian footballer, as its new mayor.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua was 132,528.[1]

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Akanzakro (1 449)
  2. Bouhitafla (1 792)
  3. Danzerville (5 183)
  4. Dema (6 110)
  5. Dyla (1 974)
  6. Gatifla (1 466)
  7. Gouabafla (4 335)
  8. Koudougou Pk 11 (2 810)
  9. Koudougou Pk 5 (1 058)
  10. Koudougou Pk 8 (2 616)
  11. Vavoua (67 096)
  12. Baoulifla (13 664)
  13. Bonoufla (23 467)
  14. Kouetinga (1 631)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. ↑ Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (15 October 2018). "Ex Ivorian footballer Bonaventure Kalou elected mayor". Africanews.com.
  4. ↑ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Haut-Sassandra" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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