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Bouaké

Vallee du Bandama District · Ivory Coast
City population
832,371
#3
in Ivory Coast
#1
in Vallee du Bandama District
#674
worldwide
YamoussoukroBouaké
7.694, -5.030 · 101 km from Yamoussoukro
City population
832,371
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ivory Coast
#3
of 182 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#674
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ivory Coast
2.5%
of the national population

About Bouaké

The largest city in Vallee du Bandama District, this settlement of 832,371 holds 2.5% of Ivory Coast's national population and ranks third among the country's listed cities. It sits 101 km from Yamoussoukro. The nearest substantial city is Katiola at 50 km away with a population of 59,641; several smaller towns lie between 39 km and 63 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Ivory Coast
#3of 182
LargestSmallest
Position in Vallee du Bandama District
#1of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Ivory Coast
Region
Vallee du Bandama District
Rank in region
#1of 9
Distance to capital
101 km
to Yamoussoukro
Elevation
339 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Abidjan
Coordinates
7.694, -5.030
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 182 in Ivory Coast

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

39KMSakassou17K people50KMKatiola60K people59KMFronan22K people61KMBéoumi33K people63KMTiébissou24K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Bouaké832K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bouaké compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Bouaké832K

Bouaké Population FAQ

What is the population of Bouaké?

Bouaké has a city population of 832,371. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bouaké?

Bouaké is in Vallee du Bandama District, Ivory Coast, 101 km from the capital, Yamoussoukro. Its coordinates are 7.694, -5.030.

How big is Bouaké compared with other cities in Ivory Coast?

It is the 3rd largest of the 182 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ivory Coast, holding 2.5% of the national population.

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