Buyo Department

Buyo Department Département de Buyo
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Buyo Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Nawa
2012	Established via a division of Soubré Dept
Departmental seat	Buyo
Government[1]
• Prefect	Achille Djé Bi Djé
Population (2014)
• Total	183,875[2]
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Buyo Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 183,875 and its seat is the settlement of Buyo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Buyo and Dapéoua.

History

Buyo Department and Méagui Department were created in 2012 by dividing Soubré Department.^[3][4]

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 5 December 2015.
3. "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
4. "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: 6°14′N 7°3′W / 6.233°N 7.050°W