Doba, Ivory Coast

Doba
City and sub-prefecture
Doba Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°7′N 6°49′W / 5.117°N 6.817°W / 5.117; -6.817Coordinates: 5°7′N 6°49′W / 5.117°N 6.817°W / 5.117; -6.817
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	San-Pédro
Department	San-Pédro
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	123,530
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Doba is a city in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

A large northwest portion of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

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

References

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.

Departments and sub-prefectures of San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District

Regional seat: San-Pédro

San-Pédro Department	Doba Dogbo Gabiadji Grand-Béréby* San-Pédro*

Tabou Department	Dapo-Iboké Djamandioké Djouroutou Grabo* Olodio Tabou*

* also a commune

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