Kouibly Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Kouibly Department | native_name = ''Département de Kouibly'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]]  | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Kouibly Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Kouibly Department has had these boundaries since 2012.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Montagnes District|Montagnes]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Guémon]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Kouibly]] | established_title = 2005 | established_date = Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of [[Man Department|Man Dept]] | established_title1 = 2011 | established_date1 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title2 = 2012 | established_date2 = Divided to create [[Facobly Department|Facobly Dept]] | government_type =  | 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 = N'Dri Adolphe Yao  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1020 | area_land_km2 =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | population_total = 144723 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note =  | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST =  | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Kouibly Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Guémon Region]] in [[Montagnes District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 144,723 and its seat is the settlement of [[Kouibly]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Kouibly]], [[Nidrou]], [[Ouyably-Gnondrou]], and [[Totrodrou]].

==History== [[File:Kouibly Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2005-08).jpg|thumb|left|Kouibly Department upon its creation in 2005. It kept these boundaries until 2012, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 2008.]] Kouibly Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from [[Man Department]].<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> At its creation, it was part of [[Dix-Huit Montagnes Region]].

In 2011, [[Districts of Ivory Coast|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, Kouibly Department became part of [[Guémon Region]] in [[Montagnes District]].

In 2012, five sub-prefectures were split-off from Kouibly Department to create [[Facobly Department]].<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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[[Category:Departments of Guémon]] [[Category:2005 establishments in Ivory Coast]] [[Category:States and territories established in 2005]]