Papara is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tengréla Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. A border crossing with Mali is three kilometres east of town. Papara is the northernmost sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast. Papara was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Papara was 8,866.

Villages

The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Papara and their population in 2014 are: • # Basso (126) • # Doubasso (621) • # Kapegue (391) • # Kokari (352) • # Kolonza (883) • # Koulousson (1 069) • # Papara (2 264) • # Ziekoundougou (128) • # Iribasso (505) • # Tiongoli (988) • # Zanasso (1 539)