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. Villages in the sub-prefecture include Attiékoi.

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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