Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District and the Grands-Ponts Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of the Dabou Department. Dabou is also a commune.

The town is served by Dabou Airport. Writer Regina Yaou was born in the town.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dabou was 138,083.

Villages

The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabou and their populations in 2014 are:

  1. Agneby (820)
  2. Armebe (1,293)
  3. Dabou (61,942)
  4. Debrimou (2,338)
  5. Gbougbo (2,132)
  6. Kpass (1,222)
  7. N'gatty (1,026)
  8. Akradio (5,553)
  9. Bodou (344)
  10. Bohn (820)
  11. Bouboury (3,254)
  12. Layo (820)
  13. Mopoyem (1,162)
  14. Orbaff (3,182)
  15. Tiaha (985)
  16. Vieil-Aklodj (1,537)

Notable people