Dabou
Place in Lagunes, Ivory Coast
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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.
Country
Ivory Coast
Ivory CoastDabou | |
|---|---|
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Dabou Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W[1] | |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| District | Lagunes |
| Region | Grands-Ponts |
| Department | Dabou |
| Area | |
• Total | 190 sq mi (480 km2) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 138,083 |
| • Density | 750/sq mi (290/km2) |
| • Town | 61,942[3] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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.[2]
Villages
The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabou and their populations 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
- Aristide Bahin (born 1987), footballer
- Christian Koffi (born 1990), footballer
- Regina Yaou (1955–2017), writer
