Niokosso
Niokosso is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Five kilometres southwest of town is a border crossing with Guinea.
Niokosso | |
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Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Niokosso Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 8°41′N 7°40′W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| Department | Koro |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,308 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Niokosso 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.
Regional seat: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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