Boundiali
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Boundiali is a town in northern
Its population, the Boundialikas, is composed mainly of ethnic groups shared across the borders of
Economy
The economy of the town of Boundiali is largely based on the
are also cultivated, mainly for local consumption.The town has a hospital, a modern college and two factories for cotton processing, its principal industry, to the point of being called "white gold".
Politics
Boundiali's mayor is
Geography
The town is surrounded by two "mountains"
The area is
Culture
The neighbouring villages, are home to artisans who manufacture statues of human or animal figures as well as wood-carved doors and sénoufo chairs.
The ceremonies of the area are celebrated with the popular use of
Onchocerciasis devastated the riverside villages of the area, but was effectively eradicated in 1980, thanks chiefly to Canadian co-operation.[5]
Places of interest
- Hippopotamuses in the River Bagoué.
- The neighbouring forests are home to panthers which are sometimes killed by villagers, although hunting is prohibited in the territory.
- Niofoin, the typical Sénoufo village, is located towards Korhogo. It is here that Jean-Jacques Annaud made his first film, La Victoire, 1975 (with Jean Carmet).
- North of the city, towards are located, which are populated by weavers and blacksmiths.
- The village of Timbuktoo, where he was cured of scurvyby the attentive care of the villagers.
- Fula camps in the savanna outside the city.
People linked to the town
- Muriel Diallo, author of children's stories was born here in 1967.[6]
- Writer Ahmadou Kourouma was born in Boundiali.
Neighbouring cities
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Boundiali was 92,792.[2]
Villages
The 18 villages of the sub-prefecture of Boundiali and their population in 2014 are:[7]
- Boundiali (39 962)
- Gnagnon (356)
- Nondara (1 850)
- Samorosso (281)
- Tombougou (652)
- Diogo (2 089)
- Farandougou (963)
- Gbando (323)
- Gbemou (1 190)
- Guinguereni (1 349)
- Kaniene (958)
- Kebi (2 787)
- M'bia (462)
- N'dara (951)
- Niguedougou (503)
- Ouazomon (1 956)
- Seleho (973)
- Sokourani (1 981)
Notes
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ "Mountains" ("montagnes") is the term used by the local population.
- ^ The Boundiali region has been the subject of a thesis of the Blaise Pascal University of Clermont-Ferrand: Le Volcanisme du sillon de Boundiali, phénomène principal du Protérozoïque inférieur de cette région N.NW de la Côte d'Ivoire.
- ^ River Blindness Documentary "37 Million and Counting" by Aaron Edell,
- ^ Murial Diallo Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Art.uwa.edu, Retrieved 23 February 2016
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of localities in the sub-prefecture of Boundiali
References
- Les charrues de la Bagoue - Gestion paysanne d'une opération cotonnière en Côte d'ivoire, by Jacqueline Peltre-Wurtz, published in 1999 (Editor: IRD)
- Histoire des Fohobele de Cote d'ivoire - Une Population Sénoufo inconnue, by Tiona Ferdinand Ouattara, published in 1999 in Editions Karthala.
- Le volcanisme du sillon de Boundiali, phénomène principal du proterozoique inférieur de cette région N.NW de la Cote d'Ivoire, thesis by the Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont-Ferrand.
- Étude Pédologique De La Région De Boundiali-Korhogo - Méthodologie et typologie détaillée, morphologie et caractères analytiques, by Alain-Gérard Beaudou, published by Editions de l'ORSTOM.
- Les Sénoufos (Y compris les Miniankas), by B. Holas, published in 1957 by Presses Universitaires de France.
External links
- A school in Boundiali Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine