ðə pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚ wʌz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ dᵻkɹˈiː ʌv pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈændə fˈaɪd ʌv wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚɹ ʌv sˌɪmbɪbˈeɪsiə.
The prefecture was erected by a decree of Propaganda Fide of 1 August 1892, which divided the earlier prefecture of Cimbebasia.