Bako
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 2,330 residents
- Description: place in Denguélé, Ivory Coast
- Also known as: “Bako, Ivory Coast”
Bako
- Categories: human settlement, commune of Ivory Coast, and locality
- Location: Denguélé District, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.13959° or 9° 8′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.61094° or 7° 36′ 39″ westPopulation
2,330Elevation
439 metres (1,440 feet)Open location code
6CXJ49QQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2735790330OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2292356Wikidata ID
Q2880286
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Romanian—“Bako” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Bako, Côte d’Ivoire”
- Dutch: “Bako, Ivory Coast”
- French: “Bako”
- Irish: “Bako”
- Italian: “Bako”
- Malay: “Bako, Ivory Coast”
- Romanian: “Bako”
- “Bako”
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