Agnibilékrou Department

Agnibilékrou Department Département d'Agnibilékrou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Agnibilékrou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1995.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Indénié-Djuablin
1995	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abengourou Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Agnibilékrou
Government[1]
• Prefect	Souleymane Bamba
Area
• Total	1,720 km^2 (660 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
• Total	168,188
• Density	98/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 168,188 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, Akoboissué, Damé, Duffrébo, and Tanguélan.

History

Agnibilékrou Department was created in 1995 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abengourou Department.^[3] It was the final department created prior to the 1997 conversion of departments into the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Agnibilékrou Department was included in Moyen-Comoé 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, Agnibilékrou Department became part of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 7°13′N 3°20′W / 7.217°N 3.333°W