Gouessesso
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Gouessesso is a village of the Department of Biankouma
, Dix-Huit Montagnes
Region, Côte d'Ivoire
, near the Liberia
n border.
Biankouma
Lying in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region, Biankouma is the chief town of Biankouma Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located north of Man in the western part of the country. The town is divided into old and new towns, the old town buildings being heavily ornamented. Biankouma is also known for its fetish...
, Dix-Huit Montagnes
Dix-Huit Montagnes
Dix-Huit Montagnes is one of the 19 regions of Côte d'Ivoire. The region's capital is Man. Covering 16,600 km², its population is 1,125,800....
Region, Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
, near the Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n border.