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Comoé District

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Country
  
Ivory Coast

Capital
  
Abengourou

Population
  
1.203 million (2014)

Established
  
2011

Area
  
14,173 km²

Comoé District

Comoé District (French: District du Comoé) 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 District and Lagunes District to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital of the district is Abengourou.

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Creation

Comoé District was created in an 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Moyen-Comoé and Sud-Comoé.

Administrative divisions

Comoé District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:

  • Indénié-Djuablin Region (formerly Moyen-Comoé Region) (region seat also in Abengourou)
  • Abengourou Department
  • Agnibilékrou Department
  • Bettié Department
  • Sud-Comoé Region (region seat in Aboisso)
  • Aboisso Department
  • Adiaké Department
  • Grand-Bassam Department
  • Tiapoum Department

    • Population

    According to the 2014 census, Comoé District has a population of 1,203,052.

    References

    Comoé District Wikipedia
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