Djouroutou

Djouroutou
Town and sub-prefecture
Djouroutou

Location in Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 5°22′N 7°17′W / 5.367°N 7.283°W / 5.367; -7.283Coordinates: 5°22′N 7°17′W / 5.367°N 7.283°W / 5.367; -7.283
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
Region San-Pédro
Department Tabou
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 71,651
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Djouroutou is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District. The town is 11 kilometres east of the border with Liberia.

A large portion of the north-eastern area of the sub-prefecture lies within Taï National Park.

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

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