Damé
Town and sub-prefecture
Damé is located in Ivory Coast
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]
 • Total15,920
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 1126 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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Indénié-Djuablin" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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