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Region in Lagunes, Ivory Coast
Grands-Ponts Region Région des Grands-PontsLeboutou Region
Région du Leboutou
Region
Location of Grands-Ponts Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lagunes DistrictLocation of Grands-Ponts Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lagunes District
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
Established2011
Regional seatDabou
Government
 • PrefectKouakou Assoman
 • Council PresidentJoseph Gabriel Yace
Area
 • Total4,430 km (1,710 sq mi)
Population
 • Total450,007
 • Density100/km (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 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 and the region's population in the 2021 census was 450,007.

Grands-Ponts is currently divided into three departments: Dabou, Grand-Lahou, and Jacqueville.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Grands-Ponts included Abidjan Department and was referred to alternatively as the region of "Grands-Ponts" and "Leboutou". 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.

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Découverte des Grands Ponts", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of regions and departments of Ivory Coast
  4. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine.
Ivory Coast Regions of Ivory Coast
Bas-Sassandra District
Comoé District
Denguélé District
Gôh-Djiboua District
Lacs District
Lagunes District
Montagnes District
Sassandra-Marahoué District
Savanes District
Vallée du Bandama District
Woroba District
Zanzan District
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

5°19′N 4°23′W / 5.317°N 4.383°W / 5.317; -4.383


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