Koua

For the village in the Comoros, see Koua, Comoros. For the New Caledonian river, see Koua River.

Koua
Town and sub-prefecture
Koua Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°30′N 7°16′W / 7.500°N 7.267°W / 7.500; -7.267Coordinates: 7°30′N 7°16′W / 7.500°N 7.267°W / 7.500; -7.267
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Guémon
Department	Facobly
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	8,515
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Koua is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Facobly Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.

Koua 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 Guémon Region, Montagnes District

Regional seat: Duékoué

Bangolo Department	Bangolo* Béoué-Zibiao Bléniméouin Diéouzon Gohouo-Zagna Guinglo-Tahouaké Kahin-Zarabaon Zéo Zou

Duékoué Department	Bagohouo Duékoué* Gbapleu Guéhiébly Guézon

Facobly Department	Facobly* Guézon Koua Sémien Tiény-Séably

Kouibly Department	Kouibly* Nidrou Ouyably-Gnondrou Totrodrou

* also a commune

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