Toulépleu Department Explained

Toulépleu Department
Native Name:Département de Toulépleu
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Cavally
Seat Type:Departmental seat
Seat:Toulépleu
Established Title:1998
Established Date:Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Guiglo Dept
Established Title1:2000
Established Date1:Transferred to the new Moyen-Cavally Region
Established Title2:2011
Established Date2:Converted to a third-level subdivision
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Karim Diarra
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:809
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:93529
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Toulépleu Department is a department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 93,529 and its seat is the settlement of Toulépleu. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bakoubli, Méo, Nézobly, Péhé, Tiobly, and Toulépleu. It is the westernmost department of Ivory Coast.

History

Toulépleu Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Guiglo Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region. In 2000, Toulépleu Department was transferred to the newly created Moyen-Cavally 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, Toulépleu Department became part of Cavally Region in Montagnes District.

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://www.cavally.org/?p=_region "Présentation de la Région du Cavally"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  4. http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"