Gbagbam (also known as Grand Babam) is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Fresco Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.
Gbagbam 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 Gbagbam was 23,649. Villages The six villages of the sub-prefecture of Gbagbam and their population in 2014 are: Digbodou (549) Gabililié (1,920) Gbagbam (13,654) Grogbaledou (3,523) Kroukrou (2,918) Zakpaberi (1,085)
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