Cosrou Explained

Cosrou
Settlement Type:Village
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:Dabou
Subdivision Type4:Sub-prefecture
Subdivision Name4:Toupah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.3167°N -44°W

Cosrou is a coastal village in southern Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Toupah, Dabou Department, Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. It lies on Cosrou Bay (Baie de Cosrou) and by road is located west of Dabou and west of Abidjan. The area is dominated by about 3500 hectares of savanna and plantations.[1] [2] [3]

Cosrou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[4] J. L. Tournier was chief of the commune (cercle) in the mid to late 1940s.[5]

Notes

5.3167°N -44°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sols et végétation des régions tropicales. 1961. Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa, UNESCO. 31.
  2. Book: Bulletin mensuel. January 1979.
  3. Book: Les 500 premières entreprises d'Afrique noire. 1984. Ediafric, La Documentation africaine (Firm). 21.
  4. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  5. Book: Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire. 1951. Librairie Larose. 1114.