title: Bako, Ivory Coast
text: # 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)
  