M'Bengué Department

M'Bengué Department Département de M'Bengué
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. M'Bengué Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Poro
2012	Established via a division of Korhogo Dept
Departmental seat	M'Bengué
Government[1]
• Prefect	Raymond Claude Djiké
Area[2]
• Total	2,600 km^2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
• Total	87,811
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

M'Bengué Department is a department of Poro Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 87,811 and its seat is the settlement of M'Bengué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bougou, Katiali, Katogo, and M'Bengué.

History

M'Bengué Department was created in 2012 by dividing Korhogo Department.^[4][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 M’Bengué", abidjan.net, 28 June 2013.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
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: 10°0′N 5°54′W / 10.000°N 5.900°W