Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen
administrative districts of
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...
. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is
Dabou
Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern par ...
.
Creation
Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the
subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The au ...
.
[Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of
Agnéby and
Lagunes and removing the territory of the
Abidjan Autonomous District.
Administrative divisions
Lagunes District is currently subdivided into three
regions and the following
departments
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:
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Agnéby-Tiassa Region (region seat in
Agboville
Agboville is the town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Agboville Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.
Agboville is situated 79 km north of Abidjan. The ...
)
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Agboville Department
Agboville Department is a department of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 384,340 and its seat is the settlement of Agboville. The sub-prefectures of the department are Aboudé, Ananguié, Agbo ...
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Sikensi Department
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Tiassalé Department
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Taabo Department
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Grands-Ponts Region
Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou and the region's populat ...
(region seat also in
Dabou
Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern par ...
)
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Dabou Department
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Grand-Lahou Department
Grand-Lahou Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 155,832 and its seat is the settlement of Grand-Lahou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ahouanou, Bacanda, Eb ...
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Jacqueville Department
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La Mé Region
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(region seat in
Adzopé)
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Adzopé Department
Adzopé Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 283,727 and its seat is the settlement of Adzopé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Adzopé, Agou, Annépé, Assikoi, ...
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Akoupé Department
Akoupé Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 156,698 and its seat is the settlement of Akoupé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Afféry, Akoupé, and Bécouéfin.
...
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Alépé Department
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Yakassé-Attobrou Department
Yakassé-Attobrou Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 105,986 and its seat is the settlement of Yakassé-Attobrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Abongoua, Biéby ...
Population
According to the 2021 census, Lagunes District has a population of 2,042,623.
References
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Districts of Ivory Coast