Lagunes District (French: District des Lagunes, pronounced [distʁikt de laɡyn], lit. 'Lagoons') 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.
Lagunes District
District des Lagunes | |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Established | 2011 |
Capital | Dabou |
Area | |
• Total | 20,450 km2 (7,900 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,042,623 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.[2] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Agnéby and Lagunes and removing the territory of the Abidjan Autonomous District.[3]
Lagunes District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments:
According to the 2021 census, Lagunes District has a population of 2,042,623.[1]
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