Brofodoumé

Brofodoumé
Sub-prefecture
Brofodoumé Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°31′N 3°56′W / 5.517°N 3.933°W / 5.517; -3.933Coordinates: 5°31′N 3°56′W / 5.517°N 3.933°W / 5.517; -3.933
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Abidjan
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	15,842
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Brofodoumé is a sub-prefecture in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Brofodoumé is about 15 kilometres northeast of Abidjan.

The seat of the sub-prefecture is Bofanmun. Brofodoumé is one of the few sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast that is not named after its seat.

Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Brofodoumé was part of the Lagunes Region. Brofodoumé 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 15 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.

Communes and sub-prefectures of the autonomous district of Abidjan

	Urban communes (north)	Abobo Adjamé Attécoubé Cocody Plateau Yopougon

	Urban communes (south)	Koumassi Marcory Port-Bouët Treichville

	Rural sub-prefectures (east)	Bingerville* Brofodoumé

	Rural sub-prefectures (west)	Anyama* Songon*

* also a commune

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