Baya is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Boundiali Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District.
Baya 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.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Baya was 8,591. Villages The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Baya and their population in 2014 are: Baya (3,367) Kofre (995) Koundin ou Kounde (1,155) Nongana (1,096) Toungboli (240) Yele (1,738)
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