Tiagba

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Tiagba
Village
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Tiagba
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°15′N4°43′W / 5.250°N 4.717°W / 5.250; -4.717
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
Region Grands-Ponts
Department Jacqueville
Sub-prefecture Jacqueville
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
Tiagba with its traditional houses on stilts and dug-out canoes Tiagba3.jpg
Tiagba with its traditional houses on stilts and dug-out canoes

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 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished. [2]

Tourism

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

  1. ↑ "Tiagba Travel Guide". CommuniTrip.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.


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