Méagui Department

Méagui Department Département de Méagui
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Méagui Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Nawa
2012	Established via a division of Soubré Dept
Departmental seat	Méagui
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouakou Pierre Kouassi-Lenoir
Area
• Total	3,200 km^2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	299,251
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Méagui Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 299,251 and its seat is the settlement of Méagui. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gnanmangui, Méagui and Oupoyo.

History

Méagui Department and Buyo Department were created in 2012 by dividing Soubré Department.^[3][4]

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
3. "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
4. "Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra" Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine.

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