Bettié Explained

Bettié
Settlement Type:Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Comoé
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Indénié-Djuablin
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Bettié
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:24983
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.0667°N -27°W

Bettié is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of Bettié Department in Indénié-Djuablin Region, Comoé District. Bettié is also a commune. The town lies on the east bank of the river that forms the boundary between Comoé and Lagunes Districts.In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bettié was 24,983.[2]

History

The Kingdom of Bettié was founded in the 18th century by the Anyi people.[3]

Villages

The ten villages of the sub-prefecture of Bettié and their population in 2014 are:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 8 December 2015.
  2. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Indénié-Djuablin. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.
  3. Book: Abu Boahen, Albert . General History of Africa: Volume 5 . The states and cultures of the Lower Guinea coast . 212 . UNESCO Publishing . 1992 .