Vavoua

{{Short description|Place in Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast}}

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Vavoua is a city in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Vavoua Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Vavoua is also a commune. In the 2021 census, its population was 132,528.

In October 2018, the city elected Bonaventure Kalou, the former international Ivorian footballer, as its new mayor.{{cite web |last1=Alfa Shaban |first1=Abdur Rahman |title=Ex Ivorian footballer Bonaventure Kalou elected mayor |url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/10/15/ex-ivorian-footballer-bonaventure-kalou-elected-mayor/ |website=Africanews.com|date=15 October 2018 }}

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Vavoua was 132,528.