Damé

Damé
Town and sub-prefecture
Damé Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°4′N 3°9′W / 7.067°N 3.150°W / 7.067; -3.150Coordinates: 7°4′N 3°9′W / 7.067°N 3.150°W / 7.067; -3.150
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Indénié-Djuablin
Department	Agnibilékrou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	15,920
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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]

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 Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District

Regional seat: Abengourou

Abengourou Department	Abengourou* Amélékia Aniassué Ebilassokro Niablé* Yakassé-Féyassé Zaranou

Agnibilékrou Department	Agnibilékrou* Akoboissué Damé Duffrébo Tanguélan

Bettié Department	Bettié* Diamarakro

* also a commune

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