Ebonou

Ebonou Obunu
Town and sub-prefecture
Ebonou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°7′N 5°21′W / 5.117°N 5.350°W / 5.117; -5.350Coordinates: 5°7′N 5°21′W / 5.117°N 5.350°W / 5.117; -5.350
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	Grands-Ponts
Department	Grand-Lahou
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	25,314
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Ebonou (also spelled Obunu) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. It is about 1.5 kilometres (one mile) north of the coast.

Ebonou 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 10 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 Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District

Regional seat: Dabou

Dabou Department	Dabou* Lopou Toupah

Grand-Lahou Department	Ahouanou Bacanda Ebonou Grand-Lahou* Toukouzou

Jacqueville Department	Attoutou Jacqueville*

* also a commune

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