Bako is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Odienné Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District. In the Dioula language of Ivory Coast and the Bambara language of Mali, "Bako" means "behind the river": "Ba" means "river" and "ko" means "behind". The people of the town are mostly agrarian. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bako was 17,253.

Villages

The 26 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bako and their population in 2014 are: • # Bako (1 796) • # Bohisso (806) • # Gondiedougou (130) • # Linguesso (876) • # Mindiadougou (86) • # Moya 1 (546) • # Sarakorodougou (427) • # Tchigbéla (1 282) • # Tomba (584) • # Badjouala (179) • # Férémandougou (1 254) • # Kahanlo (445) • # Kahanso (1 427) • # Kona (494) • # Korondougou (738) • # Mamouroudougou (493) • # Mamoya (521) • # M'basso (347) • # Moya 2 (469) • # Mohi-Moussadougou (785) • # Niénesso (765) • # Sokorodougou (1 181) • # Tindrima Sokoro (473) • # Tindrima Sokoura (175) • # Yagbèdougou (438) • # Zandougou (536)