Bettié is a town in south-eastern

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

. It is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

of and seat of Bettié Department in

Indénié-Djuablin Region Indénié-Djuablin Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Abengourou. Other important towns are Agnibilekrou, Bettié and Niablé ...

Comoé District Comoé District (; , named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs Distri ...

. Bettié is also a commune. The town lies on the east bank of the river that forms the boundary between Comoé and

Lagunes District Lagunes District (, , ) 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 created in a 2011 administrative ...

s. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bettié was 24,983.

History

The Kingdom of Bettié was founded in the 18th century by the

Anyi people The Anyi people (also spelled Agni and historically known as the Aowin) are a branch of the Akan people inhabiting southeastern Côte d'Ivoire and southwestern Ghana. They trace their origins to the ancient Akan state of Bonoman, and historica ...

Villages

The ten villages of the sub-prefecture of Bettié and their population in 2014 are:

References

Sub-prefectures of Indénié-Djuablin Communes of Indénié-Djuablin {{ComoéCI-geo-stub