Divo, Ivory Coast Explained

Divo
Settlement Type:City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gôh-Djiboua
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lôh-Djiboua
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Divo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:949
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:294559
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:City
Population Blank1:105397[3]
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.8333°N -27°W

Divo is a city in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Divo Department. It is also the seat of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District and a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 105,397,[3] making Divo the ninth-most populous city in the country.

The city is served by Divo Airport.

History

Divo was the seat of the Sud-Bandama region from 1997 to 2011.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude . sphereinfo.com . 19 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021146/http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast . 13 September 2012 . dead .
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  4. Web site: Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Statoids.com. 6 March 2017.