Boron, Ivory Coast
Boron | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Boron Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 8°42′N 5°58′W / 8.700°N 5.967°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Savanes |
| Region | Poro |
| Department | Dikodougou |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 24,239 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Boron is a town in north-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dikodougou Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. The town sits just northeast of the border of Woroba District.
Boron was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Boron was 24,239.[3]
Villages
The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Boron and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Bissidougou (2 309)
- Boron (6 135)
- Farakoro (3 270)
- Gbondougou (2 294)
- Marha (5 502)
- Ouattaradougou (4 729)
Notes
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Korhogo | ||
| Dikodougou Department |  | |
| Korhogo Department | ||
| M'Bengué Department | ||
| Sinématiali Department | ||
* also a commune | ||