Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31
regions
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of
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 ...
. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (, , ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou.
Creation
Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative ...
. The seat of the region is
Dabou
Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. 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. ...
and the region's population in the 2021 census was 450,007.
Grands-Ponts is currently divided into three
departments
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
* Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
:
Dabou
Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. 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. ...
,
Grand-Lahou
Grand-Lahou is a coastal town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. Grand-Lahou is also a commune.
Grand-Lahou is situated at the mouth of the Bandama R ...
In the 2011 decree that created the region, Grands-Ponts included
Abidjan Department
Abidjan Department (, ) is a departments of Ivory Coast, department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same.. Shortly thereafter, it was determined that Abidjan Autonomous District and Abidjan Department would be co-extensive in territory; since that time, the name "Grands-Ponts" has been used exclusively.