Agnibilékrou Department

Agnibilékrou Department Département d'Agnibilékrou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Agnibilékrou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1995. Location in Ivory Coast. Agnibilékrou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1995.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Indénié-Djuablin
1995	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abengourou Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Agnibilékrou
Government
• Prefect	Souleymane Bamba
Area
• Total	1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	168,188
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Agnibilékrou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 168,188 and its seat is the settlement of Agnibilékrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Agnibilékrou, Akoboissué, Damé, Duffrébo, and Tanguélan.

History

Agnibilékrou Department was created in 1995 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abengourou Department. It was the final department created prior to the 1997 conversion of departments into the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Agnibilékrou Department was included in Moyen-Comoé 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, Agnibilékrou Department became part of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District.