Méagui Department

Méagui Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 320,975 and its seat is the settlement of Méagui. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gnanmangui, Méagui and Oupoyo.

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
Population  (2014)
• Total	320,975[2]
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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.