Yocoboué

Yocoboué Yokoboué
Town and sub-prefecture
Yocoboué Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°16′N 5°6′W / 5.267°N 5.100°W / 5.267; -5.100Coordinates: 5°16′N 5°6′W / 5.267°N 5.100°W / 5.267; -5.100
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Gôh-Djiboua
Region	Lôh-Djiboua
Department	Guitry
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	22,760
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Yacoboué (also spelled Yakoboué) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Guitry Department in Lôh-Djiboua Region, Gôh-Djiboua District. it is located in the southeastern corner of Gôh-Djiboua District near the border with Lagunes District.

Yocoboué was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[2]

References

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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 Lôh-Djiboua Region, Gôh-Djiboua District

Regional seat: Divo

Divo Department	Chiépo Didoko Divo* Hiré* Nébo Ogoudou Zégo

Guitry Department	Dairo-Didizo Guitry* Lauzoua Yocoboué

Lakota Department	Djidji Gagoré Goudouko Lakota* Niambézaaria Zikisso*

* also a commune

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