Grand Lahou is a town in Grand Lahou Department

Grand Lahou Department

Grand Lahou Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of six departments of Lagunes Region.* Grand Lahou...

 of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 in Lagunes Region.

The town of Grand Lahou is situated where the Bandama River

Bandama River

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 meets the Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Guinea

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. It was occupied by the British

United Kingdom

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, Germans

Germany

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 and Dutch

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 before the French

France

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 developed it as a trading port

Port

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 from 1890. The original settlement on a sand bar is now almost abandoned, with the present town lying almost 20 km to the north. It is a popular base for visitors to the Assagny National Park

Assagny National Park

Assagny National Park or Azagny National Park is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire.-External links:* http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/0072p.htm* http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=7522&level=nat...

.