Sémien Explained

Sémien
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
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:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Guémon
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Facobly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:28812
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:7.6167°N -15°W

Sémien is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Facobly Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District.

Sémien was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sémien was 28,812.[3]

Villages

The five villages of the sub-prefecture of Sémien and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bibita (1 724)
  2. Kanébly (7 365)
  3. Sémien (10 617)
  4. Siambly (3 736)
  5. Taobly (5 370)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 7 December 2015.
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Guémon. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.