Dapéoua is a town in south-western
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 a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...
of
Buyo Department in
Nawa Region
Nawa 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 Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 cens ...
,
Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...
.
The south-western third of the sub-prefecture is located in
Taï National Park
Taï National Park () is a national park in Ivory Coast that contains one of the last areas of primary rainforest in West Africa. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its flora and fauna. Five mammal species ...
.
Dapéoua was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
"Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dapéoua was 80,658.
Villages
The nine villages of the sub-prefecture of Dapéoua and their population in 2014 are:[
# Belleville (14 530 )
# Dapéoua (10 758 )
# Gnagboya V4 (7 158 )
# Gribouo (5 215 )
# Kodaya (6 543 )
# Lobogba (10 498 )
# Loboville (12 348 )
# Sagboya (7 072 )
# Trawaininkro (6 536 )
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Nawa Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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