Damé

Damé
Damé
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°4′N 3°9′W / 7.067°N 3.150°W / 7.067; -3.150
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictComoé
RegionIndénié-Djuablin
DepartmentAgnibilékrou
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
15,920
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Damé is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Agnibilékrou Department in Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District. Seven kilometres east of the town is a border crossing with Ghana.

Damé was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2] In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Damé was 15,920.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Damé (9,676)
  2. Adamakro (419)
  3. Amangobo (284)
  4. Brahimankro (1,377)
  5. Fraakro (368)
  6. Kotokosso (1,866)
  7. Massakro (1,350)
  8. Morekro (351)
  9. Sirikikro (229)

References

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 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. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Indénié-Djuablin" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.