Adzopé Department
Adzopé Department
Département d'Adzopé | |
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Adzopé Department is a
La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 283,727 and its seat is the settlement of Adzopé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Adzopé, Agou, Annépé, Assikoi, Bécédi-Brignan, and Yakassé-Mé
.
History
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Adzopé Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of
La Mé Region, with the exception of Alépé Department.[2]
In 1997,
Agnéby Region
.
In 2005, Adzopé Department was divided in order to create Akoupé Department.[3] What remained of Adzopé Department was divided again in 2008 with the split-off creation of Yakassé-Attobrou Department.[3][4]
In 2011,
La Mé Region in Lagunes District
.
Notes
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- ^ What is today Alépé Department was part of Abidjan Department from 1969 to 1998.
- ^ a b "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
- ^ Décret n° 2008-96 du 5 mars 2008 portant création des départements de Bettié, Botro, Guéyo, Koro, Kouto, Ouangolodougou, Sinématiali, Tiapoum, Yakassé-Attobrou et Zoukougbeu.
References
- "Monographie du département d’Adzopé: Le renforcement des infrastructures de base et la valorisation de l’agriculture, des enjeux pour le plein essor de ce département", abidjan.net, 28 April 2015
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Regional seat: Adzopé | ||
| Adzopé Department |  | |
| Akoupé Department | ||
| Alépé Department | ||
| Yakassé-Attobrou Department | ||
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