Lagunes District (, , ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou.
Creation Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Agnéby and Lagunes and removing the territory of the Abidjan Autonomous District.
Administrative divisions Lagunes District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments: Agnéby-Tiassa Region (region seat in Agboville) Agboville Department Sikensi Department Tiassalé Department Taabo Department Grands-Ponts Region (region seat also in Dabou) Dabou Department Grand-Lahou Department Jacqueville Department La Mé Region (region seat in Adzopé) Adzopé Department Akoupé Department Alépé Department Yakassé-Attobrou Department
Population According to the 2021 census, Lagunes District has a population of 2,042,623.
Religion
According to the 2021 census, Christianity is the majority religion in Lagunes, practised by 53.2% of the total population. Adherents of Islam represent 25.1% of the population, followed by those with no religion at 16.4%. A smaller share of residents follow traditional religions or other faiths.
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