Niokosso

Niokosso
Town and sub-prefecture
Niokosso Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°41′N 7°40′W / 8.683°N 7.667°W / 8.683; -7.667Coordinates: 8°41′N 7°40′W / 8.683°N 7.667°W / 8.683; -7.667
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Woroba
Region	Bafing
Department	Koro
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	6,308
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Niokosso is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Five kilometres southwest of town is a border crossing with Guinea.

Niokosso 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 14 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 Bafing Region, Woroba District

Regional seat: Touba

Koro Department	Booko* Borotou* Koro* Mahandougou Niokosso

Ouaninou Department	Gbélo Gouékan Koonan* Ouaninou* Saboudougou Santa

Touba Department	Dioman Foungbesso Guintéguéla* Touba*

* also a commune

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