Débété

Débété
Dabélé
Town and sub-prefecture
Débété
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 10°37′N 6°39′W / 10.617°N 6.650°W / 10.617; -6.650Coordinates: 10°37′N 6°39′W / 10.617°N 6.650°W / 10.617; -6.650
Country  Ivory Coast
District Savanes
Region Bagoué
Department Tengréla
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 5,751
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

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

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.


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