Chiépo is a town in southern
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
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of
Divo Department
Divo Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 571,688 and its seat is the settlement of Divo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Chiépo, Didoko, Divo, Hiré, ...
in
Lôh-Djiboua Region
Lôh-Djiboua Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District. The regional seat is Divo and the region's area is 10,650 km². At the 2021 census, the region ha ...
,
Gôh-Djiboua District
Gôh-Djiboua District () is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa.
Creation
Gôh-Djiboua District was created in a 2011 admin ...
.
Chiépo was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
"Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Chiépo was 31,006.
Villages
The 11 villages of the sub-prefecture of Chiépo and their population in 2014 are:[
# Brevet (2 748)
# Cfi-Baroko (5 902)
# Chiépo (5 372)
# Divripo (517)
# Gawadougou (1 029)
# Guiguidou (2 333)
# Kétasso (4 142)
# Kokpa (2 573)
# Kpatasso (1 392)
# Siata (1 327)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Lôh-Djiboua
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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