Ebonou

Ebonou
Obunu
Town and sub-prefecture
Ebonou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°7′N 5°21′W / 5.117°N 5.350°W / 5.117; -5.350Coordinates: 5°7′N 5°21′W / 5.117°N 5.350°W / 5.117; -5.350
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
Region Grands-Ponts
Department Grand-Lahou
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 25,314
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Ebonou (also spelled Obunu) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. It is about 1.5 kilometres (one mile) north of the coast.

Ebonou 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 10 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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