Ouellé Department
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Ouellé Department
Département de Ouellé | |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Region | Iffou |
2020 | Established via a division of Daoukro Dept |
Departmental seat | Ouellé |
Government | |
• Prefect | Nana Soro |
Area | |
• Total | 1,758 km2 (679 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 45,719 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 45,719 and its seat is the settlement of Ouellé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ouellé, Akpassanou, and Ananda.
History[]
Ouellé Department was created in 2020 by taking 3 sub-prefectures from the Daoukro Department.[2][1] Ouellé Department is the most recently created department in Ivory Coast.
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Le premier préfet du département de Ouellé présenté à la population". Agence Ivoire Presse, 22 January 2021.
- ^ Government of Côte d'Ivoire. Communiqué du conseil des ministres du 23 septembre 2020.
Categories:
- States and territories established in 2020