Agnibilékrou Department | |
Native Name: | Département d'Agnibilékrou |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Comoé |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Indénié-Djuablin |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Agnibilékrou |
Established Title: | 1995 |
Established Date: | Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abengourou Dept |
Established Title1: | 1997 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
Established Title3: | 2011 |
Established Date3: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Souleymane Bamba |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1790 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 216,264 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 216,264 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, Akoboissué, Damé, Duffrébo, and Tanguélan.
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.In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duffrébo was 42,426.[4]