Gouékan is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Ouaninou Department in Bafing Region, Woroba District.
Gouékan 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 Gouékan was 3,246. Villages The eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Gouékan and their population in 2014 are: Gbédéma (648) Gouékan (723) N'gohisso (196) Oualou-Gouékan (550) Sodiman (239) Sougouékan (203) Toubako-Gouékan (196) Vayasso (491)
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