Kossou

Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou.

Kossou
Town and sub-prefecture
Kossou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°0′N 5°29′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Yamoussoukro
Department	Yamoussoukro
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	28,321
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Man weighing gold collected in a mine near the dam

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

Villages in the sub-prefecture include Zatta.