Guessiguié | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Guessiguié Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°44′N 4°14′W / 5.733°N 4.233°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Lagunes |
| Region | Agnéby-Tiassa |
| Department | Agboville |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,911 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Guessiguié is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Agboville Department in Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District. The town is divided into two halves, Guessiguié I and Guessiguié II. The town is 15 kilometres north of the border of Abidjan Autonomous District.
Guessiguié 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 Guessiguié was 21,911.[3]
Villages[edit]
The 12 villages of the sub-prefecture of Guessiguié and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Aké-Béfiat (1 264)
- Allahin (460)
- Attéhou (1 076)
- Dingbè (1 055)
- Elévi (1 187)
- Guessiguié 1 (2 413)
- Guessiguié 2 (2 359)
- Kassiguié (1 955)
- M'brou (5 700)
- Odoguié (1 690)
- Ottopé 1 (1 835)
- Ottopé 2 (917)
References[edit]
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 9 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 Agnéby-Tiassa" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Agboville | ||
| Agboville Department |  | |
| Sikensi Department | ||
| Taabo Department | ||
| Tiassalé Department | ||
* also a commune | ||