Djouroutou

Djouroutou
Djouroutou is located in Ivory Coast
Djouroutou
Djouroutou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°22′N 7°17′W / 5.367°N 7.283°W / 5.367; -7.283
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentTabou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total71,651
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Djouroutou is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District. The town is 11 kilometres east of the border with Liberia.

A large portion of the north-eastern area of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

Djouroutou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Djouroutou was 71,651.[3]

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.