Bondoukou

Bondoukou Bonduku; Bontuku
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Bondoukou in 1910
Region around Bondoukou town, showing international border in red, c. 1957.
Bondoukou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°2′N 2°48′W / 8.033°N 2.800°W / 8.033; -2.800[1]
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
Department	Bondoukou
Government
• Mayor	Kone Hiliassou
Area
• Total	725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	141,568
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
• City	88,783[2]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Bondoukou (var. Bonduku, Bontuku) is a city in northeastern Ivory Coast, 420 km northeast of Abidjan.^[4] It is the seat of both Zanzan District and Gontougo Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department.

Bondoukou is situated near the border with Ghana, just across the border from the Ghanaian town of Sampa. The city lies at the junction of the main A1 highway, with roads to Sorobango to the north and Ghana to the east.