Gbagbam
Grand Babam
Town and sub-prefecture
Gbagbam is located in Ivory Coast
Gbagbam
Gbagbam
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°28′N 5°35′W / 5.467°N 5.583°W / 5.467; -5.583
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionGbôklé
DepartmentFresco
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total23,649
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gbagbam (also known as Grand Babam) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Fresco Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

Gbagbam was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Gbagbam was 23,649.[3]

Villages

The six villages of the sub-prefecture of Gbagbam and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Digbodou (549)
  2. Gabililié (1 920)
  3. Gbagbam (13 654)
  4. Grogbaledou (3 523)
  5. Kroukrou (2 918)
  6. Zakpaberi (1 085)

References

  1. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gbôklé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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