Kouibly Department

Kouibly Department Département de Kouibly
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Kouibly Department has had these boundaries since 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Guémon
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Man Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012	Divided to create Facobly Dept
Departmental seat	Kouibly
Government [1]
• Prefect	N'Dri Adolphe Yao
Area
• Total	1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	144,723
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kouibly Department is a department of Guémon Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 144,723 and its seat is the settlement of Kouibly. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kouibly, Nidrou, Ouyably-Gnondrou, and Totrodrou.

Kouibly Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Man Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region.

In 2011, districts 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, Kouibly Department became part of Guémon Region in Montagnes District.

In 2012, five sub-prefectures were split-off from Kouibly Department to create Facobly Department.^[4]

7°15′N 7°14′W / 7.250°N 7.233°W / 7.250; -7.233

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