Kouto Department Département de Kouto | |
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 Location in Ivory Coast. Kouto Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Savanes |
| Region | Bagoué |
| 2008 | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division ofBoundiali Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Departmental seat | Kouto |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Clément Koumé Bi Kalou |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,560 km2 (1,370 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
• Total | 175,587 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kouto Department is adepartment ofBagoué Region inSavanes District,Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 175,587 and its seat is the settlement ofKouto. Thesub-prefectures of the department areBlességué,Gbon,Kolia,Kouto, andSianhala.
Kouto Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off fromBoundiali Department.[4] At its creation, it was part ofSavanes 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, Kouto Department became part ofBagoué Region inSavanes District.
Regional seat:Boundiali | ||
| Boundiali Department |  | |
| Kouto Department | ||
| Tengréla Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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