Comoé District
Comoé District
District du Comoé | |
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| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Established | 2011 |
| Capital | Abengourou |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,150 km2 (5,460 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,501,336 |
| • Density | 106.1/km2 (274.8/sq mi) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.582[3] medium · 2nd of 14 |
Comoé District (French: District du Comoé; pronounced [ko.mo.e], named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs District and Lagunes District to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital of the district is Abengourou.
Creation
[edit]Comoé District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.[4] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Moyen-Comoé and Sud-Comoé.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Comoé District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:
- Indénié-Djuablin Region (formerly Moyen-Comoé Region) (region seat also in Abengourou)
- Sud-Comoé Region (region seat in Aboisso)
Population
[edit]According to the 2021 census, Comoé District has a population of 1,501,366.[2]
Religion
[edit]Comoé has a religiously diverse population. According to the 2021 census, Christianity is the plurality religion in the district (43.5%), followed closely by Islam (43.0%) and those with no religion (9.7%). A smaller share of residents adhere to traditional religions or other faiths.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of the districts of Ivory Coast
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ↑ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
- 1 2 "Résultats Globaux définitifs: Répartition de la population résidente selon la religion" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique (INS). 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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