Kalamon, Ivory Coast

Kalamon
Town and sub-prefecture
Kalamon Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W / 9.817°N 3.167°W / 9.817; -3.167Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W / 9.817°N 3.167°W / 9.817; -3.167
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Bounkani
Department	Doropo
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	5,965
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Kalamon is a town in the far northeast of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Doropo Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District. There is a border crossing with Burkina Faso located four kilometres northeast of town.

Kalamon 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 7 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 Bounkani Region, Zanzan District

Regional seat: Bouna

Bouna Department	Bouko Bouna* Ondéfidouo Youndouo

Doropo Department	Danoa Doropo* Kalamon Niamoué

Nassian Department	Bogofa Kakpin Koutouba Nassian* Sominassé

Téhini Department	Gogo Téhini* Tougbo

* also a commune

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