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Town and sub-prefecture in Comoé, Ivory Coast
Tanguélan Tenguélan
Town and sub-prefecture
Coat of arms of TanguélanCoat of arms
Tanguélan is located in Ivory CoastTanguélanTanguélanLocation 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
 • Total12,021
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. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Tanguélan was 12,021.

Villages

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

  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. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Indénié-Djuablin" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District
Regional seat: Abengourou
Abengourou Department
Agnibilékrou Department
Bettié Department
* also a commune


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