Doba, Ivory Coast Explained

Doba
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:Bas-Sassandra
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:San-Pédro
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:San-Pédro
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2010
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:95246
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:13517[2]
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.2005°N -6.831°W

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.[1]

Villages

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  3. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  4. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/bassassandra/031101__doba/ Citypopulation