[1] The Bole District covers an area of 4800 km2 land mass and has a population of about 87,656.

[2] Bole was founded as a trading center by Soninke Wangara immigrants, the same group that were the progenitors of the Dyula of Begho, Bouna, Bondoukou and Kong.

[3] The town was located on an important regional trade route for kola nuts linking the Manding region with Hausaland.

In 1818 Bole fought a war against the Ashanti Empire.

When they lost, the victors deposed the ruling Timite family of imams and replaced them with the Kamaghate.