Bonikro

Bonikro
Town and sub-prefecture
Bonikro Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°24′N 5°14′W / 6.400°N 5.233°W / 6.400; -5.233Coordinates: 6°24′N 5°14′W / 6.400°N 5.233°W / 6.400; -5.233
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Bélier
Department	Djékanou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	6,420
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bonikro is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Djékanou Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. The town is on the north bank of the river that forms the border between the Lacs and Lagunes Districts.

Bonikro 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 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.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Bélier Region, Lacs District

Regional seat: Yamoussoukro

Didiévi Department	Boli Didiévi* Molonou-Blé Raviart Tié-N'Diékro*

Djékanou Department	Bonikro Djékanou*

Tiébissou Department	Lomokankro Molonou Tiébissou* Yakpabo-Sakassou

Toumodi Department	Angoda Kokumbo* Kpouèbo Toumodi*

* also a commune

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