Zou, Ivory Coast

Town and sub-prefecture in Montagnes, Ivory Coast
6°59′N 7°48′W / 6.983°N 7.800°W / 6.983; -7.800Country Ivory CoastDistrictMontagnesRegionGuémonDepartmentBangoloArea
 • Total444 km2 (171 sq mi)Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total52,864 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi) • Town
19,448[1] (2014 census)Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Zou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.

Latitude: 6.98333, Longitude: -7.8

6° 58′ 60″ North, 7° 48′ 0″ West

Zou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zou was 52,864.[2]

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Zou and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Bably (7 152)
  2. Béoua-Zarabaon (971)
  3. Blotilé (4 414)
  4. Diédrou (8 107)
  5. Douanzéré (1 232)
  6. Gan (1 167)
  7. Gohouo-Zarabaon (4 752)
  8. Gouétilé (3 235)
  9. Koulaéoué (6 674)
  10. Phing (2 247)
  11. Tionlé (5 407)
  12. Zérégbo (9 515)
  13. Zodry (791)
  14. Zou (19 448)

Notes

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities of Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  4. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Zou


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