Ouellé Department
Département de Ouellé
Department
Location (dark green) in Iffou region (light green) in Ivory Coast. Ouellé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2020.
Location (dark green) in Iffou region (light green) in Ivory Coast. Ouellé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2020.
Country Ivory Coast
RegionIffou
2020Established via a division of Daoukro Dept
Departmental seatOuellé
Government
[1]
 • PrefectNana Soro
Area
 • Total1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total56,501
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 56,501 and its seat is the settlement of Ouellé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ouellé, Akpassanou, and Ananda.

History

Ouellé Department was created in 2020 by taking 3 sub-prefectures from the Daoukro Department.[3][1] Ouellé Department is the most recently created department in Ivory Coast.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Le premier préfet du département de Ouellé présenté à la population". Agence Ivoire Presse, 22 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
  3. ↑ Government of Côte d'Ivoire. Communiqué du conseil des ministres du 23 septembre 2020.

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