Doba is a town in south-western
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. 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
San-Pédro Department is a department of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 790,242 and its seat the settlement of San-Pédro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Doba, Dogbo, Gabiadji ...
in
San-Pédro Region
San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is San-Pédro and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,060,7 ...
,
Bas-Sassandra District
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.
A large northwest portion of the sub-prefecture lies within
Taï National Park
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.
Doba was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Doba was 95,246.
Villages
The thirteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Doba and their population in 2014 are:
Citypopulation
Population of localities of the sub-prefecture of Doba
References
Sub-prefectures of San-Pédro Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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