Place:Divo, Ivory Coast

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Divo
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Divo is located in Ivory Coast
Divo
Divo
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 5°50′N 5°22′W / 5.833°N 5.367°W / 5.833; -5.367[1]
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictGôh-Djiboua
RegionLôh-Djiboua
DepartmentDivo
Area
 • Total949 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total294,559
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • City
105,397[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Divo is a city in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Divo Department. It is also the seat of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District and a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 105,397,[2] making Divo the ninth-most populous city in the country.

The city is served by Divo Airport.

History

Divo was the seat of the Sud-Bandama region from 1997 to 2011.[4]

References

  1. "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast. Retrieved 19 November 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  4. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". http://www.statoids.com/uci.html. Retrieved 6 March 2017.