Dabou Department

Dabou Department
Département de Dabou
Location in Ivory Coast. Dabou Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Location in Ivory Coast. Dabou Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
1998Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
2005Divided to create Sikensi Dept
2011Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seatDabou
Government
 • PrefectKouakou Assoman
Area
 • Total1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total213,582
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Dabou Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 213,582 and its seat is the settlement of Dabou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dabou, Lopou, and Toupah.

  1. ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Découverte des Grands Ponts" Archived 2018-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and departments of Ivory Coast]