Bounda

Bounda
Town and sub-prefecture
Bounda Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°37′N 4°44′W / 7.617°N 4.733°W / 7.617; -4.733Coordinates: 7°37′N 4°44′W / 7.617°N 4.733°W / 7.617; -4.733
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Vallée du Bandama
Region	Gbêkê
Department	Bouaké
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	10,088
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bounda is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaké Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. The town is about two kilometres north of the border of Lacs District.

Bounda was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[2]

Notes

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 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.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District

Regional seat: Bouaké

Béoumi Department	Ando-Kékrénou Béoumi* Bodokro* Kondrobo Lolobo Marabadiassa N'Guessankro

Botro Department	Botro* Diabo* Krofoinsou Languibonou

Bouaké Department	Bouaké-SP Bouaké-Ville* Bounda Brobo* Mamini N'Djébonouan*

Sakassou Department	Ayaou-Sran Dibri-Assirikro Sakassou* Toumodi-Sakassou

* also a commune

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