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|other_name = Wangolodougou<br />
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Savanes District|Savanes]]<br />
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'''Ouangolodougou''' (also known as '''Wangolodougou''') is a town in the far north of [[Ivory Coast]], adjacent to the [[Burkina Faso–Ivory Coast border|border]] with [[Burkina Faso]]. It is a [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefecture]] of and the seat of [[Ouangolodougou Department]] in [[Tchologo Region]], [[Savanes District]]. Ouangolodougou is also a [[Communes of Ivory Coast|commune]]. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou was 82,801.<ref name="pop"/><br />
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Ouangolodougou is situated in the sub-Saharan [[Sahel]] savanna [[biogeography]] region, which is characterised by grasslands with trees.<br />
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The town was founded by [[Sekou Watara]] in the early 18th century as part of the first wave of expansion of the [[Kong Empire]]. The [[Dioula people|Dioula]] inhabitants are descended from Watara's men.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tauxier |first1=Louis |editor1-last=Bernus |editor1-first=Edmond |title=Les états de Kong |date=2003 |publisher=Karthala Editions |location=Paris|page=40}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
The town is served by a station on the [[Abidjan-Niger Railway]].<br />
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==Villages==<br />
The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Ouangolodougou and their population in 2014 are:<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/savanes/112304__ouangolodougou/ Citypopulation.de] Population of localities in the Ouangolodougou sub-prefecture</ref><br />
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# Bénifesso (763)<br />
# Brahimadougou (4 386)<br />
# Broundougou (2 335)<br />
# Niornigué 1 (2 465)<br />
# Nioronigue 2 (1 947)<br />
# Ouangolodougou (37 991)<br />
# Sokourani (1 086)<br />
# Torla (2 328)<br />
# Torla-Noumozo (188)<br />
# Bakarydougou (2 361)<br />
# Diarratiédougou (1 046)<br />
# Nambingué (12 865)<br />
# Pléouo (2 422)<br />
# Zandanakaha (Gbinzo Ii) (2 336)<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Tchologo Region subdivisions}}<br />
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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of Tchologo]]<br />
[[Category:Communes of Tchologo]]<br />
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