Tanguélan

Tanguélan
Tenguélan
Town and sub-prefecture
Coat of arms of Tanguélan
Coat of arms
Tanguélan is located in Ivory Coast
Tanguélan
Tanguélan
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°10′N 3°18′W / 7.167°N 3.300°W / 7.167; -3.300
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictComoé
RegionDjuablin
DepartmentAgnibilékrou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
12,021
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Tanguélan (also spelled Tenguélan) is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Agnibilékrou Department in Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District.

Tanguélan 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 Tanguélan was 12,021.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Tanguelan (7 022)
  2. Adanekro (394)
  3. Assemiankro (168)
  4. Assempa Naye (222)
  5. Ebakro (186)
  6. Kouamekro (207)
  7. Miankouadiokro (106)
  8. N'guessankro (3 716)

References

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Indénié-Djuablin" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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