Doba, Ivory Coast

Doba
City and sub-prefecture
Doba
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°7′N 6°49′W / 5.117°N 6.817°W / 5.117; -6.817Coordinates: 5°7′N 6°49′W / 5.117°N 6.817°W / 5.117; -6.817
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
Region San-Pédro
Department San-Pédro
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 123,530
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Doba is a city 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.[2]

References

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.


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