Tiagba
Appearance
Tiagba | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°15′N 4°43′W / 5.250°N 4.717°W | |
Country | Ivory Coast |
District | Lagunes |
Region | Grands-Ponts |
Department | Jacqueville |
Sub-prefecture | Jacqueville |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Tiagba is a village in southern Ivory Coast, on the north shore of Ébrié Lagoon. It is in the sub-prefecture of Jacqueville, Jacqueville Department, Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District. The village is known for its traditional houses built on stilts.[1]
Tiagba was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]
Tourism
[edit]Tiagba is popular with tourists. The village affords such activities as pirogue (canoe) rides and staying nights in the old houses that stand on the lakeside on stilts.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Tiagba Travel Guide". CommuniTrip.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.