Bakanou is a village in southern Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Sikensi, Sikensi Department, Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District. Bakanou is often described as two separate but adjacent villages, Bakanou A and Bakanou B.
Bakanou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished."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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