Niokosso
Niokosso is located in Ivory Coast
Niokosso
Niokosso
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°41′N 7°40′W / 8.683°N 7.667°W / 8.683; -7.667
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictWoroba
RegionBafing
DepartmentKoro
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total6,308
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Niokosso is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Koro Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District. Five kilometres southwest of town is a border crossing with Guinea.

Niokosso was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

Notes

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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.
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