M'Bengué

For other uses, see M'Bengue (surname).

M'Bengué is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of M'Bengué Department in Poro Region, Savanes District. M'Bengué is also a commune.

M'Bengué
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
M'Bengué Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°0′N 5°54′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Poro
Department	M'Bengué
Area
• Total	1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[1]
• Total	65,779
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Town	22,242[2]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of M'Bengué was 65,779.^[1]

Within the sub-prefecture, the Mosque of Nambira, a small adobe mosque in the town, possibly built in the 18th and 19th centuries, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 along with other mosques in the region for its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.^[3]

Villages

The 32 villages of the sub-prefecture of M'Bengué and their population in 2014 are:

1. Foundo 1 (584)
2. Foundo 2 (903)
3. M'bengue (22 242)
4. Sanhara (1 067)
5. Sindjougou (213)
6. Souhoua (1 187)
7. Boropekaha (187)
8. Bougounougo (502)
9. Kaloa (2 141)
10. Kanofa (234)
11. Kanofa 1 (200)
12. Kanonon (762)
13. Kassalgue (816)
14. Katala 1 (442)
15. Katala 2 (285)
16. Legoun (369)
17. Masseguere (1 406)
18. Nafoun (1 304)
19. Nambira (1 017)
20. N'diengbala (709)
21. Poungbe (1 830)
22. Sandregue (1 533)
23. Sekonkaha (869)
24. Soleya (898)
25. Tiebila (965)
26. Tietougou (654)
27. Tiolo 1 (486)
28. Tiolo 2 (464)
29. Tongon (3 929)
30. Vononloho (519)
31. Zangbanou (353)
32. Zeguere (858)