Dimbokro
Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department.
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Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Dimbokro comme lieu habité. Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Lacs comme unité administrative de Dimbokro.
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Also a commune. The town is located along the river N'Zi, approximately 50 km southeast of the official capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro. Connected by both road and railway from the country's commercial capital and de facto political capital Abidjan on the coast. Except for a textile factory, the town is of limited size and economic importance. Otherwise known as the birthplace of the country's current president, Alassane Ouattara and African reggae superstar Alpha Blondy.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dimbokro • Type — Town, sub-prefecture, and commune • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Ivory Coast • Subdivision Type1 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Lacs • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — N'Zi • Subdivision Type3 — Department • Subdivision Name3 — Dimbokro • Leader Title1 — for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 436 • Population Total — 70198 • Population As Of — 2021 census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Note — (2014 census) • Population Blank1 Title — Town • Population Blank1 — 48860 • Time Zone — GMT • Utc Offset — +0
Transport
Transport
Dimbokro is served by Dimbokro Airport and by a station on the national railway system. A railway bridge over the Nzi River near Dimbokro collapsed on 6 September 2016. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro was 64,957.
Villages
Villages
The 24 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro and their population in 2014 are:
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.sphereinfo.com. Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude.
- 2.Cited in the source article.
- 3.Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- 4.Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- 5.Dimbokro Climate Normals 1961–1990.
- 6.Niger to Ivory Coast rail link lays tracks for African infrastructure expansion. The Guardian. 2013-08-19.
- 7.Railways Africa Nzi River bridge
- 8.RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région N'Zi. ins.ci.
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