Bako, Ivory Coast
# 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)
