Dabou

Dabou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Dabou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W / 5.317; -4.383Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W / 5.317; -4.383^[1]
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	Grands-Ponts
Department	Dabou
Population (2014)^[2]
• Total	88,430
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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.

References

↑ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District

Regional seat: Dabou

Dabou Department	Dabou* Lopou Toupah

Grand-Lahou Department	Ahouanou Bacanda Ebonou Grand-Lahou* Toukouzou

Jacqueville Department	Attoutou Jacqueville*

* also a commune

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