Dapéoua is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Buyo Department in Nawa Region, Bas-Sassandra District.
The south-western third of the sub-prefecture is located in Taï National Park.
Dapéoua was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dapéoua was 80,658.
Villages The nine villages of the sub-prefecture of Dapéoua and their population in 2014 are: Belleville (14,530) Dapéoua (10,758) Gnagboya V4 (7,158) Gribouo (5,215) Kodaya (6,543) Lobogba (10,498) Loboville (12,348) Sagboya (7,072) Trawaininkro (6,536)
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