Tiagba | |
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: | Jacqueville |
Subdivision Type4: | Sub-prefecture |
Subdivision Name4: | Jacqueville |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 5.25°N -47°W |
Tiagba is a village in southern Ivory Coast, on the north shore of Ébrié Lagoon. It is in the sub-prefecture of Jacqueville, Jacqueville Department, Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. The village is known for its traditional houses built on stilts.[1]
Tiagba was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
Tiagba is popular with tourists. The village affords such activities as pirogue (canoe) rides and staying nights in the old houses that stand on the lakeside on stilts.