Danané

Danané
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Danané Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°16′N 8°10′W / 7.267°N 8.167°W / 7.267; -8.167Coordinates: 7°16′N 8°10′W / 7.267°N 8.167°W / 7.267; -8.167
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
Department	Danané
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	104,672
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kilometres south of the border with Guinea, and 45 kilometres southwest of the Guinea–Ivory Coast–Liberia tripoint.

Because Danané is close to the Guinean and Liberian borders, it became a destination for refugees during the Liberian Civil War. By the end of 1999, the town of Danané had overgrown its boundaries and swallowed up a number of small villages around it. Many Liberians who were resettled around the world resided in Danané for a period of time.

Notes

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District

Regional seat: Man

Biankouma Department	Biankouma* Blapleu Gbangbégouiné Gbonné* Gouiné Kpata Santa

Danané Department	Daleu Danané* Gbon-Houyé Kouan-Houlé Mahapleu Séileu Zonneu

Man Department	Bogouiné Fagnampleu Gbangbégouiné-Yati Logoualé* Man* Podiagouiné Sandougou-Soba Sangouiné* Yapleu Zagoué Ziogouiné

Sipilou Department	Sipilou* Yorodougou

Zouan-Hounien Department	Banneu Bin-Houyé* Goulaleu Téapleu Yelleu Zouan-Hounien*

* also a commune

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