Bouaké
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Bwake | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
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| 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 | 7,469.06/km2 (19,344.78/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 680,694 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | mairiebke |
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.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Bouaké is twinned with:
Mopti, Mali
Brescia, Italy
Beersheba, Israel
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
Reutlingen, Germany
Zimnicea, Romania
References
- ↑ Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Other websites
- Bouaké Travel Guide Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine from World66
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