Place:Dabou

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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
 • Total190 sq mi (480 km2)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total138,083
 • 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

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


Notable people

  • Aristide Bahin (born 1987), footballer

References

  1. "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast. Retrieved 19 November 2010. 
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. 3.0 3.1 Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  4. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts". http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/GRANDS-PONTS.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2019.