Zou, Ivory Coast

Zou
Town and sub-prefecture
Zou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°59′N7°48′W / 6.983°N 7.800°W / 6.983; -7.800
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Guémon
Department	Bangolo
Area
• Total	444 km^2 (171 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	52,864
• Density	119/km^2 (308/sq mi)
• Town	19,448[1]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Zou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.

Latitude: 6.98333, Longitude: -7.8 6° 58′ 60″ North, 7° 48′ 0″ West

Zou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zou was 52,864.^[2]

Villages

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Zou and their population in 2014 are:^[4]

1. Bably (7 ,52)
2. Béoua-Zarabaon (971)
3. Blotilé (4,414)
4. Diédrou (8,107)
5. Douanzéré (1,232)
6. Gan (1,167)
7. Gohouo-Zarabaon (4,752)
8. Gouétilé (3,235)
9. Koulaéoué (6,674)
10. Phing (2,247)
11. Tionlé (5,407)
12. Zérégbo (9,515)
13. Zodry (791)
14. Zou (19,448)

Notes

1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities of Ivory Coast
2. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
3. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
4. Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Zou