Tankessé

Tankessé
Town and sub-prefecture
Tankessé Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°21′N 3°12′W / 7.350°N 3.200°W / 7.350; -3.200Coordinates: 7°21′N 3°12′W / 7.350°N 3.200°W / 7.350; -3.200
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
Department	Koun-Fao
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	25,378
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Tankessé is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koun-Fao Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District.

Tankessé 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 Gontougo Region, Zanzan District

Regional seat: Bondoukou

Bondoukou Department	Appimandoum Bondo Bondoukou* Gouméré Laoudi-Ba Pinda-Boroko Sapli-Sépingo Sorobango Tabagne Tagadi Taoudi Yézimala

Koun-Fao Department	Boahia Kokomian Kouassi-Datékro* Koun-Fao* Tankessé Tienkoikro

Sandégué Department	Bandakagni-Tomora Dimandougou Sandégué* Yorobodi

Tanda Department	Amanvi Diamba Tanda* Tchèdio

Transua Department	Assuéfry* Kouassia-Niaguini Transua*

* also a commune

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