code BDK. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bondoukou was 117,453. Villages The twenty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Bondoukou and their population in 2014 are: Climate Rural ethnic conflict The 1990s and 2000s saw periodic ethnic conflict between the Bondoukou Kulango farmers (a Gur people who form the Nkurang of Ghana) and the Lobi people, recently migrated from Bouna Department. Conflicts between the two ethnic groups date from at least 1993, when clashes erupted over attempts by Lobi pastoralists to resettle in the area. Clashes and counter clashes have killed several dozen people in the villages of Abouabou, Gonzaqueville, and Marahui with escalations taking place during the Ivorian Civil War in 2002 and in 2008. The informal ceasefire line of the Civil War ran through Bondoukou Department, leaving most of Zanzan (excluding Bouna Department) under central government control. References Muhammad, Akbar. The Samorian Occupation of Bondoukou: An Indigenous View. The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1977), pp. 242–258. Drinking the Word of God. Expressions of Faith and the Search for Well-Being in Two West African Communities. March 18, 2001 - January 20, 2002. Short history and photo gallery, Michigan State University, retrieved 2008-09-10. Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article :fr:Bondoukou, 2008-09-10. External links Bondoukou site (French language) 1955 US Military Map of Bondoukou region.+ French West Africa Sub-prefectures of Gontougo District capitals of Ivory Coast Communes of Gontougo Regional capitals of Ivory Coast 1899 establishments in the French colonial empire