Dogbo is a town in south-western
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
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of
San-Pédro Department in
San-Pédro Region
San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 regions
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,
Bas-Sassandra District.
The far northern part of the sub-prefecture lies within
Taï National Park
Taï National Park () is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire that contains one of the last areas of primary rainforest in West Africa. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its flora and fauna. Five mammal specie ...
.
Dogbo 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 Dogbo was 37,391.
Villages
The seven villages of the sub-prefecture of Dogbo and their population in 2014 are:[
# Bloho (1 797)
# Boua (4 056)
# Dogbo (8 634)
# Gléré (3 536)
# Gnépasso (12 216)
# Magnery (6 021)
# Mana (1131)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of San-Pédro Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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