Attoutou

Attoutou is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Jacqueville Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. The town is on the south coast of Ébrié Lagoon.

Attoutou

Attoutou A
Town and sub-prefecture
Attoutou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°13′N 4°34′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentJacqueville
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total24,020
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

The town—but not the sub-prefecture—is sometimes referred to as Attoutou A.

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

The Attoutou sub-prefecture also contains the town Taboth.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou was 24,020. [3].

Villages

The 16 villages of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou and their population in 2014 are [3]:

  1. Abraco (555)
  2. Abraniamiambo (355)
  3. Allaba (1 850)
  4. Attoutou A (1 102)
  5. Attoutou B (1 087)
  6. Bapo (622)
  7. Gboyo (1 612)
  8. Irobo (4 649)
  9. Koko (653)
  10. Kouassikro (2 124)
  11. Nigui-Assoko (1 854)
  12. Nigui-Saff (2 439)
  13. Taboth (801)
  14. Tefredji (751)
  15. Tiagba (3 114)
  16. Tiemien (452)

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.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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