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Place in Montagnes, Ivory Coast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kilometres south of the border with Guinea, and 45 kilometres southeast of the Guinea–Ivory Coast–Liberia tripoint.
Danané | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
Coordinates: 7°16′N 8°10′W | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Montagnes |
Region | Tonkpi |
Department | Danané |
Area | |
• Total | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[1] | |
• Total | 131,586 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• City | 60,645[2] |
(2014 census) | |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Because Danané is close to the Guinean and Liberian borders, it became a destination for refugees during the Liberian Civil War. By the end of 1999, the town of Danané had overgrown its boundaries and swallowed up a number of small villages around it. Many Liberians who were resettled around the world resided in Danané for a period of time.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Danané was 131,586.[1]
The fifty four villages of the sub-prefecture of Danané and their population in 2014 are:[3]
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