Tapéguia

Town and sub-prefecture in Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast

Tapéguia Betia
Town and sub-prefecture
6°23′N 6°31′W / 6.383°N 6.517°W / 6.383; -6.517
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Haut-Sassandra
Department	Issia
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	24,829
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Tapéguia (also known as Betia) is a town in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Issia Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District.

Tapéguia was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Tapéguia was 24,829.^[3]

Villages

The 10 villages of the sub-prefecture of Tapéguia and their population in 2014 are:^[3]

Balahio (4 407)
Béhibouo (1 208)
Dalia (2 352)
Gahononguhé (230)
Gazibouo (3 119)
Golihoa (3 344)
Maboguhé (2 128)
Madia (2 063)
Tapéguia (2 459)
Zakroguhé (3 519)

Notes

^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Haut-Sassandra" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.