Doba, Ivory Coast

Doba
Town and sub-prefecture
Doba is located in Ivory Coast
Doba
Doba
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°12′02″N 6°49′51″W / 5.20054°N 6.83096°W / 5.20054; -6.83096
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentSan-Pédro
Area
 • Total
2,010 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total
95,246
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Town
13,517[1]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Doba is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

A large northwest portion of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

Doba was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3] In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Doba was 95,246.[2]

Villages

The thirteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Doba and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Centre Usine (2 376)
  2. Dagadji (21 333)
  3. Dahoro (967)
  4. Djapadji (30 605)
  5. Doba (13 517)
  6. Gagny (12 274)
  7. Gligbeuadji (24 979)
  8. Goh (9 401)
  9. Saph V1 (1 034)
  10. Saph V2 (1 233)
  11. Saph V3 (1 223)
  12. Saph V4 (1 952)
  13. Saph V5 (2 636)

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  4. ^ Citypopulation Population of localities of the sub-prefecture of Doba
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