Bouaké
city in Côte d'Ivoire
Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast. It is in the central part of Ivory Coast about 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake. It has 536,189 people according to the 2014 census.
Bouaké
Bwake | |
|---|---|
City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
 University hospital complex of Bouaké | |
  Bouaké Location within Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 7°41′N 5°1′W / 7.683°N 5.017°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Vallée du Bandama |
| Region | Gbêkê |
| Department | Bouaké |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Area | |
| • City, sub-prefecture, and commune | 71.788 km2 (27.718 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • City, sub-prefecture, and commune | 536,189 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 680,694 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | mairiebke |
Twin towns – Sister cities change
Bouaké is twinned with:
References change
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bouaké.
- Bouaké Travel Guide Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine from World66
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