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; -5.483Coordinates: 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)
• Total	28,321
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.

Villages in the sub-prefecture include Zatta.