Bougou is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of M'Bengué Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. Five kilometres northwest of town is a border crossing with Mali.
Bougou 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 Bougou was 14,160.
Villages The six villages of the sub-prefecture of Bougou and their population in 2014 are: Bougou (3,583) Loulo (2,729) M'brigue (4,151) N'gandana (2,128) Nongon (952) Tehekaha (617)
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