Bouaké

Bouaké Bwake
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
University hospital complex of Bouaké
Bouaké Location within Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°41′N 5°1′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Vallée du Bandama
Region	Gbêkê
Department	Bouaké
Founded	1899
Area
• City, sub-prefecture, and commune	71.788 km2 (27.718 sq mi)
Elevation	312 m (1,024 ft)
Population  (2014)
• City, sub-prefecture, and commune	536,189
• Density	7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro	680,694
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	mairiebke.e-monsite.com

Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast. It is in the central part of Ivory Coast about 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake. It has 536,189 people according to the 2014 census.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Bouaké is twinned with:

• Mopti, Mali
• Brescia, Italy
• Beersheba, Israel
• Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
• Reutlingen, Germany
• Zimnicea, Romania

Other websites

• Bouaké Travel Guide Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine from World66