Sémien is a town in western
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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of
Facobly Department
Facobly Department is a department of Guémon Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 94,610 and its seat is the settlement of Facobly. The sub-prefectures of the department are Facobly, Guézon, Koua, Sémien ...
in
Guémon Region
Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the ...
,
Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sassandra-Marahou ...
.
Sémien was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 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 Sémien was 28,812.
Villages
The five villages of the sub-prefecture of Sémien and their population in 2014 are:[
# Bibita (1 724)
# Kanébly (7 365)
# Sémien (10 617)
# Siambly (3 736)
# Taobly (5 370)
]
Notes
Sub-prefectures of Guémon
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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