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.
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.