Boron, Ivory Coast

Boron
Town and sub-prefecture
Boron Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°42′N 5°58′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Poro
Department	Dikodougou
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	24,239
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Boron is a town in north-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dikodougou Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. The town sits just northeast of the border of Woroba District.

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Boron was 24,239.[3]

Villages

The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Boron and their population in 2014 are:[3]

1. Bissidougou (2 309)
2. Boron (6 135)
3. Farakoro (3 270)
4. Gbondougou (2 294)
5. Marha (5 502)
6. Ouattaradougou (4 729)

Notes

1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 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. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Poro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.