Ferkessédougou
Sign in to saveFerkessédougou (often shortened to Ferké) is a city in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Ferkessédougou Department. It is also the seat of Tchologo Region in Savanes District and a commune. Ferkessédougou is the second-most populous city in northern Ivory Coast, after Korhogo.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ferkéssédougou
- Region
- Savanes
- Country
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Population
- 72,476
- Timezone
- Africa/Abidjan
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Key facts
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
- Settlement.official_name
- Ferkessédougou
- Settlement.nickname
- Ferké
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City, sub-prefecture, and commune
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ivory Coast
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ivory Coast
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Savanes
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Ivory Coast
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Located in
- Ferkessédougou Department
- Population
- +160267
- Elevation
- +316
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Capital of
- Tchologo
- Image
- Shooting photo à Ferké 09.jpg
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8 sectionsContents
- Regional center
- Local economy
- Population and culture
- History
- Climate
- Transport
- Villages
- References
Ferkessédougou (often shortened to Ferké) is a city in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Ferkessédougou Department. It is also the seat of Tchologo Region in Savanes District and a commune. Ferkessédougou is the second-most populous city in northern Ivory Coast, after Korhogo.
==Regional center== Ferkessédougou is an important centre of local development as the nearest large town on the north–south road to the main border posts for crossing into Burkina Faso and Mali. A major transport crossroads, it is home to a regional market, schools, and a hospital.