Toumoukoro

Toumoukoro Toumoukro
Town and sub-prefecture
Toumoukoro Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°23′N 5°45′W / 10.383°N 5.750°W / 10.383; -5.750Coordinates: 10°23′N 5°45′W / 10.383°N 5.750°W / 10.383; -5.750
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Tchologo
Department	Ouangolodougou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	34,200
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Toumoukoro (also spelled Toumoukro) is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. A border crossing with Mali is located five kilometres north of town.

Toumoukoro 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 Tchologo Region, Savanes District

Regional seat: Ferkessédougou

Ferkessédougou Department	Ferkessédougou* Koumbala* Togoniéré

Kong Department	Bilimono Kong* Nafana Sikolo

Ouangolodougou Department	Diawala* Kaouara Niellé* Ouangolodougou* Toumoukoro

* also a commune

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