Guéyo Department is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Nawa Region Nawa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,165,472, maki ...

in Bas-Sassandra District,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. In 2021, its population was 102,213 and its seat is the settlement of Guéyo. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Dabouyo Dabouyo (also spelled Dagbaro) is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Guéyo Department in Nawa Region, Bas-Sassandra District. Dabouyo was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Com ...

and Guéyo.

History

Guéyo Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Sassandra Department Sassandra Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 353,228 and its seat is the settlement of Sassandra. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dakpadou, Grihiri, Lobakuy ...

.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. At its creation, it was part of

Bas-Sassandra Region Bas-Sassandra Region is a defunct regions of Ivory Coast, region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was San-Pédro, Ivory Coast, San-Pédro and its area was 26,440 km2. Since 2011, ...

. In 2011,

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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

in Bas-Sassandra District.

Notes

Departments of Nawa Region 2008 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2008 {{BasSassandra-geo-stub