Kossou

Kossou
Town and sub-prefecture
Kossou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°0′N 5°29′W / 7.000°N 5.483°W / 7.000; -5.483
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Yamoussoukro
Department	Yamoussoukro
Population  (2014)1
• Total	28,321
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou.

Kossou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished.²

Villages in the sub-prefecture include Zatta.