Kouto Department

Kouto Department is a department of Bagoué Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 175,587 and its seat is the settlement of Kouto. The sub-prefectures of the department are Blességué, Gbon, Kolia, Kouto, and Sianhala.

Kouto Department Département de Kouto
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Kouto Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Bagoué
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Boundiali Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Kouto
Government [1]
• Prefect	Clément Koumé Bi Kalou
Area [2]
• Total	3,560 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	175,587
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Kouto Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Boundiali Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of Savanes 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, Kouto Department became part of Bagoué Region in Savanes District.