Grands-Ponts

Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 450,007.

Grands-Ponts Region Région des Grands-Ponts Leboutou Region Région du Leboutou
Region
Location of Grands-Ponts Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lagunes District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Established	2011
Regional seat	Dabou
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouakou Assoman
• Council President	Joseph Gabriel Yace
Area [2]
• Total	4,430 km2 (1,710 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	450,007
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Grands-Ponts is currently divided into three departments: Dabou, Grand-Lahou, and Jacqueville.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Grands-Ponts included Abidjan Department and was referred to alternatively as the region of "Grands-Ponts" and "Leboutou".^[4] Shortly thereafter, it was determined that Abidjan Autonomous District and Abidjan Department would be co-extensive in territory; since that time, the name "Grands-Ponts" has been used exclusively.