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| Ouellé Department Département de Ouellé | |
|---|---|
| Department | |
.svg) Location (dark green) in Iffou region (light green) in Ivory Coast. Ouellé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2020. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Region | Iffou |
| 2020 | Established via a division of Daoukro Dept |
| Departmental seat | Ouellé |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Nana Soro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,578 km (609 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 56,501 |
| • Density | 36/km (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 56,501 and its seat is the settlement of Ouellé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ouellé, Akpassanou, and Ananda.
History
Ouellé Department was created in 2020 by taking 3 sub-prefectures from the Daoukro Department. Ouellé Department is the most recently created department in Ivory Coast.
Notes
- ^ "Le premier préfet du département de Ouellé présenté à la population". Agence Ivoire Presse, 22 January 2021.
- Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- Government of Côte d'Ivoire. Communiqué du conseil des ministres du 23 septembre 2020.
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| Departments and sub-prefectures of Iffou Region, Lacs District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regional seat: Daoukro | ||
| Daoukro Department |  | |
| M'Bahiakro Department | ||
| Ouellé Department | ||
| Prikro Department | ||
| * also a commune | ||
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