Kalamon, Ivory Coast

Kalamon is a town in the far northeast of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Doropo Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. There is a border crossing with Burkina Faso located four kilometres northeast of town.

Kalamon
Town and sub-prefecture
Kalamon
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictZanzan
RegionBounkani
DepartmentDoropo
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total5,965
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kalamon 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 Kalamon was 5,965.[3]

Villages

The twenty one villages of the sub-prefecture of Kalamon and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Biégnon (422)
  2. Binandouo (196)
  3. Bissankoi (129)
  4. Dékodouo (212)
  5. Ditiatré (45)
  6. Fafoudouo (100)
  7. Gbonkodouo (115)
  8. Goala (297)
  9. Gobétan (172)
  10. Gogombro (293)
  11. Héréouèdouo (394)
  12. Kahitédouo (108)
  13. Kalamon (1 944)
  14. Kéramira (126)
  15. Lassouri (165)
  16. Loukoura (382)
  17. Pénouodouo (187)
  18. Ponisséo (204)
  19. Talo (198)
  20. Tirodouo (156)
  21. Tonguidouo (120)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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