Niellé

Niellé
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Niellé Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°12′N 5°38′W / 10.200°N 5.633°W / 10.200; -5.633Coordinates: 10°12′N 5°38′W / 10.200°N 5.633°W / 10.200; -5.633
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Tchologo
Department	Ouangolodougou
Elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	29,022
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Niellé is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Ouangolodougou Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. The border with Mali is located 30 kilometres north of town.

Niellé is in the sub-Saharan Sahel savanna biogeography region, which is characterised by grasslands with trees, such as the baobab (Adansonia digitata), umbrella thorn acacia (Acacia tortilis) and other species.

Notes

Departments and sub-prefectures of Tchologo Region, Savanes District

Regional seat: Ferkessédougou

Ferkessédougou Department	Ferkessédougou* Koumbala* Togoniéré

Kong Department	Bilimono Kong* Nafana Sikolo

Ouangolodougou Department	Diawala* Kaouara Niellé* Ouangolodougou* Toumoukoro

* also a commune

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