Yaou, Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 5°48′N 3°8′W / 5.800°N 3.133°W / 5.800; -3.133
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Yaou
Yaou is located in Ivory Coast
Yaou
Yaou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°48′N 3°8′W / 5.800°N 3.133°W / 5.800; -3.133
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictComoé
RegionSud-Comoé
DepartmentAboisso
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total19,004
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Yaou is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Aboisso Department in Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District.

Yaou 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 Yaou was 19,004.[3]

Villages[edit]

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

  1. Ebikro-N'dakro (5 374)
  2. Sanhoukro (5 916)
  3. Yaou (7 714)

References[edit]

  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 Sud-Comoé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.