Comoé District Explained

Comoé District
Native Name:	District du Comoé
Native Name Lang:	fr
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Abengourou
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	2011
Area Total Km2:	14150
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	1501336
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Comoé District (French: District du Comoé; in French pronounced as /ko.mo.e/, named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs District and Lagunes District to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital of the district is Abengourou.

Creation

Comoé District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.^[2] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Moyen-Comoé and Sud-Comoé.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Comoé District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:

• Indénié-Djuablin Region (formerly Moyen-Comoé Region) (region seat also in Abengourou)
  • Abengourou Department
  • Agnibilékrou Department
  • Bettié Department
• Sud-Comoé Region (region seat in Aboisso)
  • Aboisso Department
  • Adiaké Department
  • Grand-Bassam Department
  • Tiapoum Department

Population

According to the 2021 census, Comoé District has a population of 1,501,366.^[1]

References

6.7333°N -32°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
2. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
3. Web site: Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Statoids.com. 24 June 2015.