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Dabou

Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W / 5.317; -4.383
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Dabou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Dabou is located in Ivory Coast
Dabou
Dabou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W / 5.317; -4.383[1]
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentDabou
Area
 • Total
190 sq mi (480 km2)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total
138,083
 • Density750/sq mi (290/km2)
 • Town
61,942[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+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

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The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabou and their populations in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Agneby (820)
  2. Armebe (1,293)
  3. Dabou (61,942)
  4. Debrimou (2,338)
  5. Gbougbo (2,132)
  6. Kpass (1,222)
  7. N'gatty (1,026)
  8. Akradio (5,553)
  9. Bodou (344)
  10. Bohn (820)
  11. Bouboury (3,254)
  12. Layo (820)
  13. Mopoyem (1,162)
  14. Orbaff (3,182)
  15. Tiaha (985)
  16. Vieil-Aklodj (1,537)

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  4. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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