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 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Débété was 5,751. Villages The five villages of the sub-prefecture of Débété and their population in 2014 are: Beniasso (1,171) Debete (3,211) Kouroukoro (366) Nianrangba (714) Sirakoro (289)
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