Sokoro is a town near the northwestern extremity of Ivory Coast . It is a sub-prefecture of Minignan Department in Folon Region , Denguélé District . The town is situated near the border with Mali , south of the neighboring Yanfolila Cercle . One kilometre northwest of town is a border crossing.
4-435: Sokoro was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sokoro was 6,704. The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Sokoro and their population in 2014 are: This Denguélé District location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Communes of Ivory Coast The communes of Ivory Coast are
8-498: A fifth-level administrative unit of administration in Ivory Coast . The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast contain villages, and in select instances more than one village is combined into a commune. There are currently 197 communes in the 510 sub-prefectures. Prior to 2011, communes were the third-level administrative units of the country. Under the administration of Laurent Gbagbo , the number of communes grew to more than 1300. In 2011,
12-462: A reorganization of the country's subdivisions was undertaken, with a goal of decentralizing the state. As part of the reorganization, communes were converted from third-level divisions into fifth-level divisions. In March 2012, the government abolished 1126 communes on the grounds that under the new jurisdiction of districts , regions , departments , and sub-prefectures , these particular communes were not economically viable governmental units. As
16-1290: A result of the reorganisation, there are now 197 communes in Ivory Coast. In many parts of the country, responsibilities previously carried out by the communes have been transferred to other levels of government. In most cases, the town that is the seat of the commune is also the seat of a sub-prefecture. Urban Rural Gbôklé Region Nawa Region San-Pédro Region Indénié-Djuablin Region Sud-Comoé Region Folon Region Kabadougou Region Gôh Region Lôh-Djiboua Region Bélier Region Iffou Region Moronou Region N'Zi Region Agnéby-Tiassa Region Grands-Ponts Region La Mé Region Cavally Region Guémon Region Tonkpi Region Haut-Sassandra Region Marahoué Region Bagoué Region Poro Region Tchologo Region Gbêkê Region Hambol Region Bafing Region Béré Region Worodougou Region Bounkani Region Gontougo Region The following laws and decrees created communes in Ivory Coast. Many of
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