Abengourou Department
Abengourou Department
Département d'Abengourou | |
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 Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Comoé |
| Region | Indénié-Djuablin |
| Departmental seat | Abengourou |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 336,148[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Abengourou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 336,148 and its seat is the settlement of Abengourou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Abengourou, Amélékia, Aniassué, Ebilassokro, Niablé, Yakassé-Féyassé, and Zaranou.
Abengourou Department was created in 1970 as one of the original 24 departments of the country. In 1995, the department was split in order to create Agnibilékrou Department.[2]
Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Abengourou Department was part of Moyen-Comoé Region.
Notes
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
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Regional seat: Abengourou | ||
| Abengourou Department |  | |
| Agnibilékrou Department | ||
| Bettié Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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