Abongoua

Abongoua Abengoua
Town and sub-prefecture
Abongoua Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°15′N 3°33′W / 6.250°N 3.550°W / 6.250; -3.550Coordinates: 6°15′N 3°33′W / 6.250°N 3.550°W / 6.250; -3.550
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	La Mé
Department	Yakassé-Attobrou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	12,197
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Abongoua (also spelled Abengoua) is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Yakassé-Attobrou Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District.

Abongoua 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 10 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 La Mé Region, Lagunes District

Regional seat: Adzopé

Adzopé Department	Adzopé* Agou* Annépé Assikoi Bécédi-Brignan Yakassé-Mé

Akoupé Department	Afféry* Akoupé* Bécouéfin

Alépé Department	Aboisso-Comoé Alépé* Allosso Danguira Oghlwapo

Yakassé-Attobrou Department	Abongoua Biéby Yakassé-Attobrou*

* also a commune

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