Gadouan is a town in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Daloa Department in Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District.
Gadouan 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 Gadouan was 57,470. Villages The seven villages of the sub-prefecture of Gadouan and their population in 2014 are: Bébouo-Sibouo (4,084) Bidiahouan (4,771) Gadouan (12,821) Kribléguhé-Kpamizon (2,504) Niamayo (2,622) Zagoréta (9,801) Zaliohouan (20,867)
Notes