The Region of Grands Ponts is located in the south of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into three (03) Departments: Dabou (Capital), Jacqueville, and Grand-Lahou. It covers an area of 5,500 km², which is 1.71% of the national territory.
- The population of the region is as follows:
ENTITY |
POPULATION |
HOUSEHOLDS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
SEX RATIO |
NUMBER |
AVERAGE SIZE |
|
Region of GRANDS PONTS |
235,759 |
214,249 |
450,007 |
110 |
93,160 |
4.8 |
Department of DABOU |
110,193 |
103,389 |
213,582 |
107 |
45,782 |
4.7 |
DABOU (Capital) |
70,221 |
67,862 |
138,083 |
103 |
29,086 |
4.7 |
Source: INS, RGPH 2021
- Dabou, the capital of the region, is a Local Economic Connector (a small town that is at an embryonic stage of urbanization facilitating internal economies of scale, such as hosting a large company that processes local agricultural products) characterized by a subsoil rich in oil and gas resources (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It practices cash and food crops. Dabou is also the city known for producing Attiéké par excellence;
- An industrial zone exists there, housing industrial units with an industrial land reserve of 331 ha, including 151 ha in Dabou and 180 ha in Jacqueville (MCIPPME, 2022);
- Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 97.76% of localities and 98.73% of the population are covered.
- Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.
Health infrastructures |
Number |
Primary Contact Health Establishments (ESPC) |
87 |
General Hospitals |
03 |
Confessional General Hospitals |
01 |
Private Profit-Making Health Establishments |
21 |
Functional Operating Theaters |
03 |
Functional Gynecological-Obstetric Operating Rooms |
02 |
Functional Public Radiology Services |
01 |
Functional Private Radiology Services |
01 |
Public Dental Clinics |
05 |
Public Pharmacies |
09 |
Private Pharmacies |
13 |
Source: MSHPCMU, 2022
The key economic sectors include agriculture, animal resources, extractive industries, and tourism.
- Agriculture:
Type of crop |
Crops |
Production (in tons) |
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2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Cash crops |
Rubber |
61,081 |
80,636 |
81,327 |
Oil Palm |
14,070 |
12,678 |
14,364 |
|
Cocoa |
18,577 |
19,008 |
17,164 |
|
Coffee |
394 |
346 |
328 |
|
Food crops |
Plantain Banana |
14,880 |
15,457 |
7,206 |
Yam |
8,020 |
8,228 |
18,724 |
|
Cassava |
239,151 |
258,193 |
165,103 |
|
Corn |
1,930 |
2,031 |
5,226 |
|
Taro |
351 |
362 |
ND |
|
Potato |
296 |
305 |
ND |
|
Vegetable crops |
Eggplant |
1,429 |
1,463 |
579 |
Okra |
1,183 |
1,219 |
1,883 |
|
Tomato |
218 |
225 |
ND |
Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available
- Animal resources:
Type of livestock |
Species |
Livestock (in number of heads) |
2022 |
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Poultry |
Broilers |
122,162 |
Layers |
23,208 |
|
Traditional Chickens |
23,015 |
|
Ruminants |
Cattle |
2,898 |
Sheep |
5,388 |
|
Goats |
5,902 |
|
Pigs |
Traditional Pig |
122,162 |
Modern Pig |
Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022 ND: Not Available
- Extractive industries: existence of industrial companies producing gas and oil;
- Tourism: the tourism offer in the region includes:
- the lagoon course of nearly 200 km of navigable waterways;
- the Fort of Dabou;
- the stilt villages in the village of Tiagba;
- Grand Lahou: former French trading post on the coast near the mouth of the Bandama River with some colonial houses, a training center for agricultural mechanization. Large oil palm plantations;
- Jacqueville: beaches, former trading post of the lagoon people "Alladjan", stilt village of Tiagba, the Jacqueville bridge.
As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Grands Ponts Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole food basin and agro-industrial zone near Abidjan (Agro-pole 5).
Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:
- Agriculture: Investments in the development of food supply chains (vegetable growers, cassava), cash crops (rubber, oil palm), as well as livestock and fisheries (fishing, poultry), and also in soilless cultivation.
- Tourism: Construction of hotel facilities along the beach to develop the tourism sector, beach development;
- Fishing: Projects for the construction of docks to revive maritime and fishing activities, the establishment of a wholesale fish market in Jacqueville, and the creation of shrimp and lobster production units;
- Oil and gas: Project for the conversion of natural gas into ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers;
- Construction and Public Works (BTP): Project for the construction of a new city in Jacqueville over an area of 300 hectares.
Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the Grand Ponts Region, namely:
NB | Project or Action Description | Planning Document | Estimated Cost (FCFA) | Observations |
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01 | Development of an Industrial Zone: industrial land reserve of 331 ha | PND 2021 -2025 | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
02 | Electrification of localities in the Grand Ponts | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize | |
03 | Construction and strengthening of roads (heavy and light profiling) | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize | |
04 | Construction of social and economic housing | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize | |
05 | Implementation of the land development program for the production of housing and serviced land accessible to all | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize | |
06 | Implementation of the Competitive Economic Pole (PEC) program of Dabou (Local Economic Connector) | Not specified | Business opportunity to seize |
Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2