Dogbo

Town and sub-prefecture in Bas-Sassandra, Ivory Coast
4°57′N 7°3′W / 4.950°N 7.050°W / 4.950; -7.050Country Ivory CoastDistrictBas-SassandraRegionSan-PédroDepartmentSan-PédroPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total37,391Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Dogbo is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

The far northern part of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

Dogbo 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 Dogbo was 37,391.[3]

Villages

The seven villages of the sub-prefecture of Dogbo and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bloho (1 797)
  2. Boua (4 056)
  3. Dogbo (8 634)
  4. Gléré (3 536)
  5. Gnépasso (12 216)
  6. Magnery (6 021)
  7. Mana (1131)

References

  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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District
Regional seat: San-Pédro
San-Pédro Department
Tabou Department
* also a commune

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