Kossou
Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 32,300 residents
- Description: town and sub-prefecture in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
- Also known as: “Konabonou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kossou Dam.
Kossou Dam
Dam
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kossou Dam is an embankment dam that impounds the Bandama River about 32 kilometres northwest of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire. It has a power generating capacity of 174 megawatts, enough to power over 118,000 homes. Kossou Dam is situated 3½ km north of Kossou.
Kossou
- Categories: commune of Ivory Coast and locality
- Location: Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro, Eastern Plantations, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.00229° or 7° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.48023° or 5° 28′ 49″ westPopulation
32,300Elevation
235 metres (771 feet)Open location code
6CVP2G29+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2735786890OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2286234Wikidata ID
Q3199089
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Malay—“Kossou” goes by many names.
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