Dabou Department
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| name = Dabou Department
| native_name = Département de Dabou
| native_name_lang = fr
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| settlement_type = Department
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| image_map = File:Dabou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg
| map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Dabou Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}}
|subdivision_type1 = District
|subdivision_name1 = Lagunes
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Grands-Ponts
|seat_type = Departmental seat
|seat = Dabou
| established_title = 1998
| established_date = Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
| established_title1 = 2005
| established_date1 = Divided to create Sikensi Dept
| established_title2 = 2011
| established_date2 = Converted to a third-level subdivision
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| government_footnotes = [http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
| leader_title = Prefect
| leader_name = Kouakou Assoman
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 1460
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| population_total = 213582
| population_as_of = 2021 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Dabou Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 213,582 and its seat is the settlement of Dabou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dabou, Lopou, and Toupah.
History
File:Dabou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1998-2000).jpg
Dabou Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of Lagunes Region.
In 2005, Dabou Department was divided to create Sikensi Department.
In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Dabou Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District.
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Category:Departments of Grands-Ponts
Category:1998 establishments in Ivory Coast
Category:States and territories established in 1998
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