Soubré 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 587,441 and its seat is the settlement of

Soubré Soubré is a city in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Soubré Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 101,196 and ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Grand-Zattry, Liliyo,

Okrouyo Okrouyo is a town in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Soubré Department in Nawa Region, Bas-Sassandra District. Okrouyo was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or com ...

, and

History

Soubré Department was created in 1980 as 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 ...

. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1980 to 2013 the department occupied the same territory as

, with the exception of

Guéyo Department Guéyo Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 102,213 and its seat is the settlement of Guéyo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dabouyo and Guéyo. History Gu� ...

. In 1997,

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Soubré Department was included in

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, Soubré Department became part of

in Bas-Sassandra District. In 2012, four sub-prefectures were split from Soubré Department to create

Buyo Department Buyo Department is a department of Nawa Region 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 ...

and

Méagui Department Méagui Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 299,251 and its seat is the settlement of Méagui. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gnanmangui, Méagui and Oupoy ...

."Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra"

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Departments of Nawa Region 1980 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1980 {{BasSassandra-geo-stub