Dabou
Dabou | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Dabou Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W[1] | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Lagunes |
| Region | Grands-Ponts |
| Department | Dabou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 190 sq mi (480 km2) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 138,083 |
| • Density | 750/sq mi (290/km2) |
| • Town | 61,942[2] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District and the Grands-Ponts Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of the Dabou Department. Dabou is also a commune.
The town is served by Dabou Airport. Writer Regina Yaou was born in the town.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dabou was 138,083.[3]
Villages[edit]
The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabou and their population in 2014 are:[4]
- Agneby (820)
- Armebe (1 293)
- Dabou (61 942)
- Debrimou (2 338)
- Gbougbo (2 132)
- Kpass (1 222)
- N'gatty (1 026)
- Akradio (5 553)
- Bodou (344)
- Bohn (820)
- Bouboury (3 254)
- Layo (820)
- Mopoyem (1 162)
- Orbaff (3 182)
- Tiaha (985)
- Vieil-Aklodj (1 537)
Notable people[edit]
- Aristide Bahin (born 1987), footballer
References[edit]
- ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Dabou | ||
| Dabou Department |  | |
| Grand-Lahou Department | ||
| Jacqueville Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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