Attoutou is a town in southern
Ivory Coast
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. It is a
sub-prefecture
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Albania
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of
Jacqueville Department
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in
Grands-Ponts Region
Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou and the region's populati ...
,
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou.
Creation
Lagunes District was create ...
. The town is on the south coast of
Ébrié Lagoon
The Ébrié Lagoon lies in Ivory Coast, separated for almost all of its length from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow coastal strip. The long lagoon is linked to the sea by the Vridi Canal, while the Comoë River flows into it. The lagoon averages ...
.
The town—but not the sub-prefecture—is sometimes referred to as Attoutou A.
Attoutou was a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
"Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.
The Attoutou sub-prefecture also contains the town Taboth.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou was 24,020.
Villages
The 16 villages of the sub-prefecture of Attoutou and their populations in 2014 are:[
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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