Minignan (also spelled Maninian) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Minignan Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Folon Region in Denguélé District.
Minignan Maninian | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Minignan Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 10°0′N 7°50′W / 10.000°N 7.833°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Denguélé |
| Region | Folon |
| Department | Minignan |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,521 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History
The French explorer René Caillié stopped at Minignan in 1827 on his journey from Boké, in present-day Guinea, to Timbuktu in Mali. He was travelling with a caravan transporting kola nuts to Djenné. He described the village in his book Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo.
We halted towards two o'clock at Manegnan [Minignan], a village inhabited by Bambaras; it contains about eight or nine hundred inhabitants; the natives call this part of the country Foulou, and like the Wassoulos they speak the Mandingo language; I did not perceive that they had any particular dialect. They are idolaters, or rather, they are without any religion; their food and clothes are like those of the inhabitants of Wassoulo; and they are equally dirty.[2][3]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Minignan was 14,521.[4]
Villages
The 13 villages of the sub-prefecture of Minignan and their population in 2014 are:[4]
- Diandéguéla (1 007)
- Minignan (6 831)
- Bougoussa (678)
- Djérila (778)
- Djonrozo Somotou (498)
- Fanhanla (563)
- Gouenzou (901)
- Koriani (431)
- Linguékoro (209)
- Niamina (658)
- Sambadougou (397)
- Sokouraba (867)
- Tienny (703)