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
Obunu
Ebonou is located in Ivory Coast
Ebonou
Ebonou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°7′N 5°21′W / 5.117°N 5.350°W / 5.117; -5.350
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentGrand-Lahou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total25,314
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Ebonou was 25,314.[3]

Villages edit

The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Ebonou and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Adjadon (460)
  2. Adjadon V2 (1 005)
  3. Adjadon V3 (801)
  4. Allekedon (377)
  5. Badadon (955)
  6. Beugredon (305)
  7. Dibou (353)
  8. Dokpodon (11 353)
  9. Ebonou (2 833)
  10. Essonam (338)
  11. Gredjibery (214)
  12. Kokou (1 628)
  13. Krokrom (4 174)
  14. Zagbalebe (518)

References edit

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