Dimbokro is a town in south-central

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. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a

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of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune. The town is located along the river N'Zi, approximately 50 km southeast of the official capital of Ivory Coast,

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. Dimbokro is connected by both road and railway from the country's commercial capital and ''de facto'' political capital

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on the coast. Except for a textile factory, the town is of limited size and economic importance. Dimbokro is otherwise known as the birthplace of the country's current president,

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and

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Climate

Transport

Dimbokro is served by Dimbokro Airport and by a station on the national railway system. A railway bridge over the Nzi River near Dimbokro collapsed on 6 September 2016.Railways Africa Nzi River bridge
/ref> In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro was 64,957.

Villages

The 24 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro and their population in 2014 are:

References

Sub-prefectures of N'Zi Region District capitals of Ivory Coast Communes of N'Zi Region Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{LacsCI-geo-stub