{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Kong Department | native_name = ''Département de Kong'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]] <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Location_Map_of_Kong_Department_in_Tchologo_Region_and_Savanes_District,_Côte_d'Ivoire.svg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Kong Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012. <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Savanes District|Savanes]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Tchologo]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Kong, Ivory Coast|Kong]] | established_title = 2012 | established_date = Established via a division of [[Ferkessédougou Department|Ferkessédougou Dept]] | government_type = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = <ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.</ref> | leader_title = Prefect | leader_name = Mamadou Kamara <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes =<ref>[http://www.connectionivoirienne.net/73048/kong-et-gbeleban-chef-lieu-de-departement-bakayoko-explique-pourquoi "Kong et Gbéléban chef-lieu de département, Bakayoko explique pourquoi"], connectionivoirienne.net, 6 July 2012.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 8990 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_total = 118304 | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Kong Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Tchologo|Tchologo Region]] in [[Savanes District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 118,304 and its seat is the settlement of [[Kong, Ivory Coast|Kong]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Bilimono]], [[Kong, Ivory Coast|Kong]], [[Nafana, Savanes|Nafana]], and [[Sikolo]]. The eastern edge of the department extends into [[Comoé National Park]].
==History== Kong Department was created in 2012 by dividing [[Ferkessédougou Department]].<ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/436675.html "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées"], abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.depse.ci/telecharger-fichier-joint/17 "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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002001/http://www.depse.ci/telecharger-fichier-joint/17 |date=2016-12-21 }}.</ref>
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