- Bouaké
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elevation_footnotes = [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IV/40/Bouake.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 312m] ]
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footnotes = Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second largest city inCôte d'Ivoire , with a population of 775,300 (2002census ), and also the department of which the city is the center. Bouaké Department and Bouaké City lie inVallée du Bandama Region .Its economy is based on the
cotton industry. It is a centre forBaoulé people and is known forcrafts . The city largely grew from the 1970s after the construction of theKossou Dam flooded land to the west. Bouaké is known for its largecarnival and market and forSt Michael's Cathedral (Bouaké) . The city has a large airport to the north-west of town with a convert|3300|m runway.Geography
The city is located in the central part of the country about convert|50|km northeast of Kossousees, the largest lake in the Ivory Coast, some convert|350|km north of
Abidjan on theAbidjan- Niger Railway and about convert|100|km northeast of the country capital,Yamoussoukro .Demographics
Sister cities
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Villeneuve-sur-Lot ,France
*Reutlingen , GermanyExternal links
* [http://www.world66.com/africa/ivorycoast/bouake Bouaké Travel Guide] from
World66 References
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