Oumé Department

Oumé Department is a department of Gôh Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 260,786 and its seat is the settlement of Oumé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Diégonéfla, Guépahouo, Oumé, and Tonla.

Oumé Department Département d'Oumé
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Oumé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1980.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Gôh-Djiboua
Region	Gôh
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Gagnoa Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2000	Transferred to the new Fromager Region
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Oumé
Government [1]
• Prefect	François Dogbo Labé
Area
• Total	2,220 km2 (860 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	260,786
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Oumé Department was created in 1980 as a split-off from Gagnoa Department.^[3]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Oumé Department was initially included in Marahoué Region, but in 2000 Oumé Department was combined with Haut-Sassandra's Gagnoa Department to create Fromager 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, Oumé Department became part of Gôh Region in Gôh-Djiboua District.

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. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

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