Vavoua

Vavoua
Vavoua is located in Ivory Coast
Vavoua
Vavoua
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°23′N 6°29′W / 7.383°N 6.483°W / 7.383; -6.483
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionHaut-Sassandra
DepartmentVavoua
Area
 • Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total132,528
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • City
67,096[1]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Vavoua is a city in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Vavoua Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Vavoua is also a commune. In the 2021 census, its population was 132,528.

In October 2018, the city elected Bonaventure Kalou, the former international Ivorian footballer, as its new mayor.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua was 132,528.[2]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (15 October 2018). "Ex Ivorian footballer Bonaventure Kalou elected mayor". Africanews.com.