Lagunes District

"Lagunes" redirects here. For the defunct region of Ivory Coast, see Lagunes Region.
Lagunes District
District des Lagunes
District
Country Ivory Coast
Established2011
CapitalDabou
Area
 • Total
20,450 km2 (7,900 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,042,623
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
HDI (2022)0.566[2]
medium · 4th of 14

Lagunes District (French: District des Lagunes, pronounced [distʁikt de laɡyn], lit. 'Lagoons') 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 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.[3] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Agnéby and Lagunes and removing the territory of the Abidjan Autonomous District.[4]

Administrative divisions

Lagunes District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments:

Population

According to the 2021 census, Lagunes District has a population of 2,042,623.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the district of Ivory Coast
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
  4. ^ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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