Bondoukou

Also known as La ville au mille mosquées, Goutougo

Bondoukou (var. Bonduku, Bontuku) is a city in northeastern Ivory Coast, 420 km northeast of Abidjan. It is the seat of both Zanzan District and Gontougo Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bondoukou
Settlement.other_name: Bonduku; Bontuku
Settlement.settlement_type: City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Bondoukou kourouby c1910.jpg
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Settlement.image_caption: Bondoukou in 1910
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Settlement.map_caption: Region around Bondoukou town, showing international border in red, c. 1957.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ivory Coast
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Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Founding
Colonial Period
Post-Independence
Population
Administration
Services
Villages
Climate
Notable people
References
External links

Bondoukou is situated near the border with Ghana, just across the border from the Ghanaian town of Sampa. The city lies at the junction of the main A1 highway, with roads to Sorobango to the north and Ghana to the east.