Sorobango

Sorobango
Town and sub-prefecture
Sorobango is located in Ivory Coast
Sorobango
Sorobango
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°10′N 2°43′W / 8.167°N 2.717°W / 8.167; -2.717
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictZanzan
RegionGontougo
DepartmentBondoukou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
27,744
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Sorobango is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast, near the border of Ghana. It is a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District. The sub-prefecture extends further east than any other sub-prefecture in the country.

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

Sorobango is known for its adobe mosque, built in the 17th or 18th century. Along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 for its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.[3]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sorobango was 27,744.[4]

Villages

The twenty villages of the sub-prefecture of Sorobango and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Borokponko (2 948)
  2. Bozangui (907)
  3. Danguira (379)
  4. Débango (1 954)
  5. Kanguélé (3 387)
  6. Kiendi-Huisséré (352)
  7. Kiendi-Woléogo (1 166)
  8. Kouafo-Akidom (1 155)
  9. Mantoukoua (455)
  10. Nafambéni (599)
  11. Ouolobidi (709)
  12. Pélégodi (1 433)
  13. Sanguiébo (485)
  14. Sianhodi (430)
  15. Siékouaye (628)
  16. Sogola (699)
  17. Sorobango (3 418)
  18. Tambi (5 206)
  19. Wawè (356)
  20. Zagala (1 078)

Notes

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gontougo" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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