Gonaté is a town in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Daloa Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District.

Gonaté
Gonaté is located in Ivory Coast
Gonaté
Gonaté
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°54′N 6°14′W / 6.900°N 6.233°W / 6.900; -6.233
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionHaut-Sassandra
DepartmentDaloa
Area
 • Total158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total44,611
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Town
19,161[1]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gonaté was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Gonaté was 44,611.[2]

Villages

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The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Gonaté and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Bégafla (3 657)
  2. Gonaté (19 161)
  3. Gonaté Kouamekro (2 420)
  4. Séifla (4 650)
  5. Sétréfla (4 353)
  6. Zéréfla (2 697)

Notes

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.