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 180,253 and its seat is the settlement of
Alépé
Alépé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District. Alépé is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune.
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Aboisso-Comoé
Aboisso-Comoé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. ...
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Alépé
Alépé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District. Alépé is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune.
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Allosso
Allosso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The di ...
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Danguira
Danguira is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The d ...
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Oghlwapo
Oghlwapo is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District.
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History
Alépé Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from
Abidjan Department
Abidjan Department (french: Département d'Abidjan, ) is a department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)" statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of
Lagunes Region
Lagunes Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Abidjan and its area was 13,323 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is Abidjan ...
.
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, Alépé Department became part of La Mé Region in Lagunes District.