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Koulikoro, Ivory Coast
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Koulikoro
Kouroukoro | |
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Village | |
  Koulikoro Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 7°49′N 7°10′W / 7.817°N 7.167°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Montagnes |
| Region | Tonkpi |
| Department | Biankouma |
| Sub-prefecture | Gbonné |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Koulikoro (also spelled Kouroukoro) is a village in western Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Gbonné, Biankouma Department, Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. The area is mostly covered by rainforest. The story goes that Koulikoro was created by Djonta, the father of Basouroukou Sidibé, after his discord with his brothers from the Wasoulou empire spanning Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali.
History
[edit]On 14 July 1749 an annular solar eclipse took place around the village. 2 kilometres away, the greatest eclipse of the day occurred. and lasted 4 minutes, 46 seconds at 12:19 UTC.[1]
Koulikoro was a commune until March 2012, when it was abolished along with 1126 other communes in the country.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Solar eclipse of July 14, 1749". NASA. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours" Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
7°49′N 7°10′W / 7.817°N 7.167°W
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