Grihiri is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Sassandra Department in Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District.

Grihiri 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 Grihiri was 37,852.

Villages The six villages of the sub-prefecture of Grihiri and their population in 2014 are: Boutoubré 1 (4,736) Boutoubré 2 (5,558) Grihiri (13,218) Kouaté (5,760) Louhiri (2,557) Zahebre (6,023)

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