Akoupé Department is a department of La Mé Region in

Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou. Creation Lagunes District was creat ...

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 156,698 and its seat is the settlement of

Akoupé Akoupé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Akoupé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Iv ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Afféry Afféry (also spelled Aféri) is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Akoupé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts ...

, and

Bécouéfin Bécouéfin (also spelled Békuéfin) is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Akoupé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative di ...

History

Akoupé Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Adzopé Department Adzopé Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 283,727 and its seat is the settlement of Adzopé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Adzopé, Agou, Annépé, Assikoi, ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of

Agnéby Region Agnéby Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Agboville and its area was 9,234 km2. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is part of L ...

. 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

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, Akoupé Department became part of La Mé Region in

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