Logoualé Explained

Logoualé
Settlement Type:Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Tonkpi
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Man
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:200
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:32854
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:12425
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:7.1167°N -40°W

Logoualé is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Man Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Logoualé was 32,854.[1]

Villages

The fifteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Logoualé and their population in 2014 are:[2]

2005 Lougouale Attack

On Feb. 28, 2005, the village was attacked during the First Ivorian Civil War by pro-government militias. The French army estimated forty to fifty were killed in the attack, mostly militiamen, while the UN placed the death toll at twenty eight. Eighty seven militiamen were captured by Bangladeshi peacekeeping troops in the days following the attack.[3]

The attack flamed intercommunal tensions in the following weeks, leading to dozens of deaths and 13 000 people being internally displaced.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/montagnes/091304/ Citypopulation.de
  3. News: Country on a Precipice: The Precarious State of Human Rights and Civilian Protection in Côte d'Ivoire. Chapter V . . 3 May 2005 . 21 May 2024 . live.
  4. News: Country on a Precipice: The Precarious State of Human Rights and Civilian Protection in Côte d'Ivoire. Chapter V . . Reuters . 3 May 2005 . 21 May 2024 . live.