Soubré Department

Soubré Department
Département de Soubré
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Soubré Department has had these boundaries since 2012.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
Region Nawa
1980 Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sassandra Dept
1997 Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012 Divided to create Buyo and Méagui Depts
Departmental seat Soubré
Government[1]
 • Prefect Alliali Kouadio
Area[2]
 • Total 4,779 km2 (1,845 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
 • Total 464,554
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Soubré Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 464,554 and its seat is the settlement of Soubré. The sub-prefectures of the department are Grand-Zattry, Liliyo, Okrouyo, and Soubré.

History

Soubré Department upon its creation in 1980. It kept these boundaries until 2012, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1988.

Soubré Department was created in 1980 as a split-off from Sassandra Department.[4] Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1980 to 2013 the department occupied the same territory as Nawa Region, with the exception of Guéyo Department.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Soubré Department was included in Bas-Sassandra Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Soubré Department became part of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District.

In 2012, four sub-prefectures were split from Soubré Department to create Buyo Department and Méagui Department.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Monographie du département de Soubré", abidjan.net, 28 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra".

Coordinates: 5°47′N 6°36′W / 5.783°N 6.600°W / 5.783; -6.600


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