Médon

Médon
Town and sub-prefecture
Médon Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°12′N 6°13′W / 5.200°N 6.217°W / 5.200; -6.217Coordinates: 5°12′N 6°13′W / 5.200°N 6.217°W / 5.200; -6.217
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Gbôklé
Department	Sassandra
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	16,575
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Médon is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Sassandra Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

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

References

↑ "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 Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District

Regional seat: Sassandra

Fresco Department	Dahiri Fresco* Gbagbam

Sassandra Department	Dakpadou Grihiri Lobakuya Médon Sago Sassandra*

* also a commune

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