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.
Dabou | |
|---|---|
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) |
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]
- 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