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Place in Lagunes, Ivory Coast
Grand-Lahou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Grand-Lahou is located in Ivory CoastGrand-LahouGrand-LahouLocation in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°8′N 5°1′W / 5.133°N 5.017°W / 5.133; -5.017
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentGrand-Lahou
Area
 • Total1,100 km (400 sq mi)
Population
 • Total77,479
 • Density70/km (180/sq mi)
 • Town28,470
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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 River on the Gulf of Guinea. It was occupied by the British, Germans and Dutch before the French, from 1890 onward, began to develop it as a trading port. It is located near the Assagny National Park.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou was 77,479.

Villages

The twenty villages of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Ahouniansou (1,390)
  2. Betesso (969)
  3. Braffedon (3,587)
  4. Djidjikro (4,393)
  5. Grand-Lahou (28,470)
  6. Groguida (1,063)
  7. Groguida V1 (2,858)
  8. Katchekan (323)
  9. Katchekpli (726)
  10. Lahou-Kpanda (2,127)
  11. Liboli (1,885)
  12. Likpilassie (632)
  13. Mackey (2,103)
  14. N'zida-Zoukouboli (350)
  15. Nandibo 1 (1,396)
  16. Nandibo 2 (3,012)
  17. Palmci Dioulabougou (1,097)
  18. Palmci Yocoboue (1,746)
  19. Tiéviéssou (7,450)
  20. Tieviessou Phci (1,906)

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District
Regional seat: Dabou
Dabou Department
Grand-Lahou Department
Jacqueville Department
* also a commune


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