Lauzoua Explained

Lauzoua
Other Name:Lozoua
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:Gôh-Djiboua
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lôh-Djiboua
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Guitry
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:23348
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.2°N -24°W

Lauzoua (also spelled Lozoua) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Guitry Department in Lôh-Djiboua Region, Gôh-Djiboua District. Less than two kilometres (about one mile) southeast of town is the border with Lagunes District.

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Lauzoua was 23,348.[3]

Villages

The six villages of the sub-prefecture of Lauzoua and their population in 2014 were:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire . geohive.com . 8 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122041623/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/coteivoire.aspx . 22 November 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 Lôh-Djiboua. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.
  4. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Lôh-Djiboua. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.