Dananon is a town in west-central
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...
of
Vavoua Department
Vavoua Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 477,154 and its seat is the settlement of Vavoua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bazra-Nattis, Dan ...
in
Haut-Sassandra Region
Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 15,190 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 1,739,697, making ...
,
Sassandra-Marahoué District.
Dananon was a
commune 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.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dananon was 31,384.
Villages
The 19 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dananon and their population in 2014 are:[
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Haut-Sassandra
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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