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Savanes District, Ivory Coast

Savanes District uses GMT, or UTC+0, without daylight saving time. Korhogo is its administrative center, with Ferkessédougou and Boundiali among its principal cities; sunrise should be checked for the particular northern locality.

Korhogo, Ivory Coast

08:36:08

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+0 · Africa/Abidjan

Time and sun data for Korhogo — the largest city of Savanes District

The sun in Korhogo

Sunrise 06:15 Solar noon 12:23 Sunset 18:31 Daylight 12 h 17 min Night 11 h 43 min Civil twilight 05:54 – 18:52

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Largest cities

Korhogo 440 926
Ferkessedougou 72 476
Tengréla 52 271
Boundiali 51 803
Ouangolodougou 49 248
M’Bengué 28 832
Diawala 26 206
Kaouara 26 142
Nielle 24 780
Dikodougou 18 087
Nambingue 16 677
Kolia 15 716

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Current time in Savanes District, Ivory Coast

All communities in Savanes District share the national time of Ivory Coast. Korhogo, Ferkessédougou, and Boundiali display the same clock time, as do cities in the country’s southern and coastal districts.

The UTC offset never changes seasonally. This means an internal appointment retains the same time-zone relationship throughout the year. For an international call, check the other participant’s current offset because their country may use daylight saving time even though Ivory Coast does not.

In the savanna, the dry and rainy seasons matter greatly; the clock, less dramatically, stays on GMT.

The northern district’s main cities

Savanes occupies the north of Ivory Coast near the country’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso. Korhogo is the district center. The district is composed of Poro, Tchologo, and Bagoué. Each region has a well-defined administrative center:

Korhogo is the center of Poro and of Savanes District. Ferkessédougou is the center of Tchologo. Boundiali is the center of Bagoué. These cities are appropriate anchors for a discussion of the district’s largest and most important urban places. A precise population order should be tied to a particular statistical definition, because commune boundaries and urban settlement boundaries do not necessarily describe the same area.

The accent in Ferkessédougou may be omitted in some databases, but the spelling variation does not signify another place or time zone.

Northern sunrise and daylight

Savanes lies farther north than Ivory Coast’s coastal districts. Its sunrise pattern therefore differs somewhat through the year, although its clocks remain identical to those at the coast. The date and the observer’s coordinates are needed to calculate the event correctly.

East-west position also matters. Ferkessédougou is east of Boundiali, so it generally reaches sunrise earlier by civil time. This does not mean that either city changes its UTC offset; solar noon and sunrise simply occur at different clock times across a broad time zone.

Korhogo offers the most useful general district reference. Travelers near a border, in a rural locality, or away from the regional centers should use their precise position. Dust, cloud, trees, and terrain may affect the first visible glimpse of the Sun without changing the astronomical result.

Questions and answers

Is Savanes in a different time zone from southern Ivory Coast?: No. The entire country observes GMT at UTC+0.
Which city is the district center?: Korhogo is the administrative center of Savanes District.
Why does sunrise vary if all cities share one clock?: Sunrise depends on geographic position and date, whereas a time zone is a shared civil convention.