Grand-Lahou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Grand-Lahou is located in Ivory Coast
Grand-Lahou
Grand-Lahou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°8′N 5°1′W / 5.133°N 5.017°W / 5.133; -5.017
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLagunes
RegionGrands-Ponts
DepartmentGrand-Lahou
Area
 • Total1,100 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total77,479
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Town
28,470[1]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Grand-Lahou is a coastal town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. Grand-Lahou is also a commune.

Grand-Lahou is situated where the Bandama River meets the Gulf of Guinea. It was occupied by the British, Germans and Dutch before the French developed it as a trading port from 1890. Grand-Lahou is a popular base for visitors to the Assagny National Park.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou was 77,479.[2]

Villages

The twenty villages of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Grand-Lahou (28 470)
  2. N'zida-Zoukouboli (350)
  3. Palmci Dioulabougou (1 097)
  4. Palmci Yocoboue (1 746)
  5. Ahouniansou (1 390)
  6. Betesso (969)
  7. Braffedon (3 587)
  8. Djidjikro (4 393)
  9. Groguida (1 063)
  10. Groguida V1 (2 858)
  11. Katchekan (323)
  12. Katchekpli (726)
  13. Lahou-Kpanda (2 127)
  14. Liboli (1 885)
  15. Likpilassie (632)
  16. Mackey (2 103)
  17. Nandibo 1 (1 396)
  18. Nandibo 2 (3 012)
  19. Tieviessou (7 450)
  20. Tieviessou Phci (1 906)

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou


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