Alépé Department

Alépé Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 180,253 and its seat is the settlement of Alépé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Aboisso-Comoé, Alépé, Allosso, Danguira, and Oghlwapo.

Alépé Department Département d'Alépé
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Alépé Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	La Mé
1998	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Alépé
Government [1]
• Prefect	Diane Bassinima
Area [2]
• Total	2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	180,253
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Alépé Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of Lagunes 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, Alépé Department became part of La Mé Region in Lagunes District.