Samatiguila Department

Samatiguila Department
Département de Samatiguila
Department

Location in Ivory Coast
Country  Ivory Coast
District Denguélé
Region Kabadougou
Created as part of subdivision reorganisation 2011
Departmental seat Samatiguila
Population (2014)
  Total 17,483[1]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Samatiguila Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 17,483 and its seat is the settlement of Samatiguila. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kimbirila-Sud and Samatiguila.

Samatiguila Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. With a population of just over 17,000, Samatiguila is the least-populous department in Ivory Coast.

Notes

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

Coordinates: 9°49′N 7°34′W / 9.817°N 7.567°W / 9.817; -7.567


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