Débété

Débété (also spelled Dabélé) is a town in the far north of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tengréla Department in Bagoué Region, Savanes District. Less than two kilometres northwest of town is a border crossing with Mali.

Débété

Dabélé
Town and sub-prefecture
Débété
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°37′N 6°39′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictSavanes
RegionBagoué
DepartmentTengréla
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total5,751
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Débété was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Débété was 5,751.[3]

Villages

The 5 villages of the sub-prefecture of Débété and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Beniasso (1 171)
  2. Debete (3 211)
  3. Kouroukoro (366)
  4. Nianrangba (714)
  5. Sirakoro (289)

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bagoué" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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