Bako, Ivory Coast

Bako is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Odienné Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District.

In the Dioula language of Ivory Coast and the Bambara language of Mali, "Bako" means "behind the river": "Ba" means "river" and "ko" means "behind". The people of the town are mostly agrarian.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bako was 17,253.

Villages
The 26 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bako and their population in 2014 are: • # Bako (1 796)

• # Bohisso (806)

• # Gondiedougou (130)

• # Linguesso (876)

• # Mindiadougou (86)

• # Moya 1 (546)

• # Sarakorodougou (427)

• # Tchigbéla (1 282)

• # Tomba (584)

• # Badjouala (179)

• # Férémandougou (1 254)

• # Kahanlo (445)

• # Kahanso (1 427)

• # Kona (494)

• # Korondougou (738)

• # Mamouroudougou (493)

• # Mamoya (521)

• # M'basso (347)

• # Moya 2 (469)

• # Mohi-Moussadougou (785)

• # Niénesso (765)

• # Sokorodougou (1 181)

• # Tindrima Sokoro (473)

• # Tindrima Sokoura (175)

• # Yagbèdougou (438)

• # Zandougou (536)