Guéyo Department Explained

Guéyo Department
Native Name:Département de Guéyo
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Bas-Sassandra
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Nawa
Seat Type:Departmental seat
Seat:Guéyo
Established Date:Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Sassandra Dept
Established Title:2008
Established Date1:Converted to a third-level subdivision
Established Title1:2011
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Kouamé Réné Famy
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:878
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:102,213
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Guéyo Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 102,213 and its seat is the settlement of Guéyo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dabouyo and Guéyo.

History

Guéyo Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Sassandra Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Bas-Sassandra 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, Guéyo Department became part of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District.

Notes

5.6833°N -10°W

Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"
  2. http://mairiegueyo.ci/geographie.html "Aspect Géografique"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  4. 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.