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Kouto

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Kouto
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Kouto is located in Ivory Coast
Kouto
Kouto
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 9°54′N 6°25′W / 9.900°N 6.417°W / 9.900; -6.417
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionBagoué
DepartmentKouto
Area
 • Total
666 km2 (257 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total
55,893
 • Density83.9/km2 (217/sq mi)
 • Town
10,989[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kouto is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kouto Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Kouto is also a commune.

The Mosque of Kouto, a small adobe mosque in the town, possibly dating from the seventeenth century, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 along with other mosques in the region for its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kouto was 55,893.[1]

History

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When Samory Toure invaded the area, he met emissaries from Gbon Coulibaly, the chief of Korhogo, at Kouto. They negotiated the area's peaceful entry into Samory's empire.[4]

Villages

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The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Kouto and their population in 2014 are:[2]

  1. Boyo (3 791)
  2. Kouto (10 989)
  3. Samorossoba (1 421)
  4. Timboroni (842)
  5. Nimbiasso (1 722)
  6. Tabakoroni (1 905)
  7. Tindara (2 757)
  8. Tioro (1 148)
  9. Womon (2 339)
  10. Wora (5 568)
  11. Zaguinasso (4 578)

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de
  2. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Kouto
  3. ↑ "Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire". World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Bernus, Edmond (1961). "Notes sur l'Histoire de Korhogo" (PDF). Bulletin de l'IFAN. 1–2. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
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