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.

[3] The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Papara and their population in 2014 are:[3] This Savanes District location article is a stub.