Country Ivory Coast Region Nawa Area 669 km² | District Bas-Sassandra Departmental seat Guéyo Population 83,680 (2014) | |
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2008 Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Sassandra Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision | ||
Guéyo Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 83,680 and its seat is the settlement of Guéyo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dabouyo and Guéyo.
History
Guéyo Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Sassandra Department. At its creation, it was part of Bas-Sassandra 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, Guéyo Department became part of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District.
References
Guéyo Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA