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Kaouara
Savanes District, Côte d'Ivoire · Africa
About Kaouara
Kaouara sits on the route: 10 minutes from Mahandougou.
Kaouara is in Savanes District, Côte d'Ivoire, with about 26,000 people. The nearest town is Mahandougou, about 6 km away.
Kaouara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. A border crossing with Burkina Faso is located 16 kilometres northeast of town.
Kaouara was a commune until March 2012, when it becameRead more
one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
Kaouara is known for its adobe mosque, originally built in the 16th century, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other mosques in northern Ivory Coast, as a classic example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kaouara was 33,558.
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Kaouara is in Savanes District, Côte d'Ivoire, about 6 km from Mahandougou.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,142
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Region
- Savanes District
- Timezone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates
- 10.0908, -5.1948
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