Gbagbam

Gbagbam Grand Babam
Town and sub-prefecture
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
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Gbôklé
Department	Fresco
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	23,649
Time zone	UTC+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 1,126 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. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Gbôklé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.