Soubré Department
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Soubré Department Département de Soubré |
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| Department | |
 Location in Ivory Coast. Soubré Department has had these boundaries since 2012. |
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| Country |
 Ivory Coast
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| District | Bas-Sassandra |
| Region | Nawa |
| 1980 | Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sassandra Dept |
| 1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| 2012 | Divided to create Buyo and Méagui Depts |
| Departmental seat | Soubré |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Alliali Kouadio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,779 km2 (1,845 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 464,554 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Soubré Department is a department of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 464,554 and its seat is the settlement of Soubré. The sub-prefectures of the department are Grand-Zattry, Liliyo, Okrouyo, and Soubré.
Soubré Department was created in 1980 as a split-off from Sassandra Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1980 to 2013 the department occupied the same territory as Nawa Region, with the exception of Guéyo Department.
In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Soubré Department was included in Bas-Sassandra 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, Soubré Department became part of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District.
In 2012, four sub-prefectures were split from Soubré Department to create Buyo Department and Méagui Department.
Coordinates: 5°47′N 6°36′W / 5.783°N 6.600°W
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