Ouellé Department
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Ouellé Department
Département de Ouellé | |
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.svg) Location (dark green) in Iffou region (light green) in Ivory Coast. Ouellé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2020. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Region | Iffou |
| 2020 | Established via a division of Daoukro Dept |
| Departmental seat | Ouellé |
| Government [1] | |
| • Prefect | Nana Soro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 56,501 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 56,501 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.[3][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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- ^ Government of Côte d'Ivoire. Communiqué du conseil des ministres du 23 septembre 2020.
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Regional seat: Daoukro | ||
| Daoukro Department | ||
| M'Bahiakro Department | ||
| Ouellé Department | ||
| Prikro Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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