Kalamon | |
|---|---|
Town and sub-prefecture | |
  Kalamon Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 9°49′N 3°10′W / 9.817°N 3.167°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Zanzan |
| Region | Bounkani |
| Department | Doropo |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,965 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kalamon is a town in the far northeast of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Doropo Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. There is a border crossing with Burkina Faso located four kilometres northeast of town.
Kalamon was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Kalamon was 5,965.[3]
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
- ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.