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Town and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast Town and sub-prefecture in Bas-Sassandra, Ivory Coast
Djouroutou
Town and sub-prefecture
Djouroutou is located in Ivory CoastDjouroutouDjouroutouLocation in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°22′N 7°17′W / 5.367°N 7.283°W / 5.367; -7.283
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentTabou
Population
 • Total71,651
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Djouroutou is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District. The town is 11 kilometres east of the border with Liberia.

A large portion of the north-eastern area of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

Djouroutou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Djouroutou was 71,651.

Villages

The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Djouroutou and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Béoué (3 432)
  2. Béréblo (4 281)
  3. Diaoudi (202)
  4. Djéka/Petit Guiglo (1 562)
  5. Djouroutou (3 840)
  6. Gbarou (937)
  7. Gbéléto (702)
  8. Hannié (7 989)
  9. Karié (5 718)
  10. Mahino 1 (2 681)
  11. Mahino 2 (1 819)
  12. Néka-Village (1 861)
  13. Nigré (2 142)
  14. Para (17 594)
  15. Petit-Grabo (12 385)
  16. Poutou (2 985)
  17. Youkou (1 521)

References

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District
Regional seat: San-Pédro
San-Pédro Department
Tabou Department
* also a commune
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