Arikokaha

Town and sub-prefecture in Vallée du Bandama, Ivory Coast

Arikokaha Arikikaha
Town and sub-prefecture
8°47′N 5°12′W / 8.783°N 5.200°W / 8.783; -5.200
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Vallée du Bandama
Region	Hambol
Department	Niakaramandougou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	7,416
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Arikokaha (also spelled Arikikaha) is a town in north-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Niakaramandougou Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District.

Arikokaha 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 Arikokaha was 7,416.^[3]

Villages

The 5 villages of the sub-prefecture of Arikokaha and their population in 2014 are:^[3]

Arikokaha (1 233)
Badiokaha (1 374)
Fononkaha (566)
Nangoniékaha (3 099)
Niangbo (1 144)

Notes

^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 14 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.
^ ^a ^b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Hambol" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.