Attoutou Explained

Attoutou
Other Name:Attoutou A
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lagunes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Grands-Ponts
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Jacqueville
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:24020
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.2167°N -38°W

Attoutou is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Jacqueville Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. The town is on the south coast of Ébrié Lagoon.

The town—but not the sub-prefecture—is sometimes referred to as Attoutou A.

Attoutou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

The Attoutou sub-prefecture also contains the town Taboth.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou was 24,020.[3]

Villages

The 16 villages of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou and their populations in 2014 are:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 10 December 2015.
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.