Dabou is a port town in southern

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District and the

Grands-Ponts Region Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 Regions of Ivory Coast, 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 a ...

. 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. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dabou was 138,083.

Villages

The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabou and their populations in 2014 are:

Notable people

* Aristide Bahin (born 1987), footballer * Christian Koffi (born 1990), footballer * Regina Yaou (1955–2017), writer

References

Sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts District capitals of Ivory Coast Communes of Grands-Ponts Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{Lagunes-geo-stub