Grand-Lahou

Grand-Lahou is a coastal town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. Grand-Lahou is also a commune.

Grand-Lahou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Grand-Lahou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°8′N 5°1′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentGrand-Lahou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total67,483
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Grand-Lahou is situated where the Bandama River meets the Gulf of Guinea. It was occupied by the British, Germans and Dutch before the French developed it as a trading port from 1890. Grand-Lahou is a popular base for visitors to the Assagny National Park.

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou was 67,483[2].

Villages

The twenty villages of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou and their population in 2014 are [2]:

  1. Grand-Lahou (28 470)
  2. N'zida-Zoukouboli (350)
  3. Palmci Dioulabougou (1 097)
  4. Palmci Yocoboue (1 746)
  5. Ahouniansou (1 390)
  6. Betesso (969)
  7. Braffedon (3 587)
  8. Djidjikro (4 393)
  9. Groguida (1 063)
  10. Groguida V1 (2 858)
  11. Katchekan (323)
  12. Katchekpli (726)
  13. Lahou-Kpanda (2 127)
  14. Liboli (1 885)
  15. Likpilassie (632)
  16. Mackey (2 103)
  17. Nandibo 1 (1 396)
  18. Nandibo 2 (3 012)
  19. Tieviessou (7 450)
  20. Tieviessou Phci (1 906)

References
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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