Departments of Ivory Coast

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Departments of Ivory Coast. Red lines indicate borders of districts. Bolded black lines indicate borders of regions. Grey areas are not governed by departments.

Departments of Ivory Coast (French: départements de Côte d'Ivoire, also known as collectivités territoriale) are the third-level administrative subdivision of the country. Each of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast is divided into two or more departments. Each department is divided into two or more sub-prefectures, which are the fourth-level subdivisions in Ivory Coast. As of 2015, there are 105 departments of Ivory Coast.

There are three areas of Ivory Coast that are not governed by departments: The autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro are not divided into departments (or regions), though they do contain sub-prefectures. Also, the portion of Comoé National Park that is within Zanzan District is not assigned to any department.

Prior to a 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, there were 82 departments which served as the second-level administrative subdivision of the country.

History

Departments were established in 1978. By the time of the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, there were 82 departments. In the reorganisation, two departments were eliminated (Abidjan and Yamoussoukro) and 13 new departments were created, bringing the total to 93.

Since the 2011 reorganisation, one department has been eliminated (Attiégouakro) and 13 more departments have been created, bringing the current total to 105.

Names and governance

Departments are named after the city or town that serves as the seat of the department. In most cases, this is the most populous settlement in the department.

Each department is headed by a prefect, who is appointed by the cabinet of the national government.^[1]

Departments

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There are 105 departments of Ivory Coast. The departments are as follows:

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Below are the departments divided by district and region.

Kaniasso Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Minignan Department

Kabadougou Region

Gbéléban Department (created in 2013)
Madinani Department
Odienné Department
Samatiguila Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Séguélon Department (created in 2013)

Divo Department
Guitry Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Lakota Department

Arrah Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Bongouanou Department
M'Batto Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)

N'Zi Region

Bocanda Department
Dimbokro Department
Kouassi-Kouassikro Department (created in 2013)

Dikodougou Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Korhogo Department
M'Bengué Department (created in 2013)
Sinématiali Department

Dabakala Department
Katiola Department
Niakaramandougou Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)

Woroba District

Bafing Region

Koro Department
Ouaninou Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Touba Department

Béré Region

Worodougou Region

Kani Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Séguéla Department

Zanzan District

Bounkani Region

Bouna Department
Doropo Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Nassian Department
Tehini Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)

Gontougo Region

Bondoukou Department
Koun-Fao Department
Sandégué Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)
Tanda Department
Transua Department (created at 2011 reorganisation)

Departments before 2011

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Departments of Ivory Coast until 2011 reorganisation

The departments that existed prior to the 2011 reorganisation are listed below, by region:

Agnéby Region

Adzopé Department (now part of La Mé Region, Lagunes District)
Akoupé Department (now part of La Mé Region, Lagunes District)
Agboville Department (now part of Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District)
Yakassé-Attobrou Department (now part of La Mé Region, Lagunes District)

Bafing Region

Koro Department (now part of Bafing Region, Woroba District)
Touba Department (now part of Bafing Region, Woroba District)

Bas-Sassandra Region

Guéyo Department (now part of Nawa Region, Bas-Sassandra District)
San-Pédro Department (now part of San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District)
Sassandra Department (now part of Gbôklé Region, Bas-Sassandra District)
Soubré Department (now part of Nawa Region, Bas-Sassandra District)
Tabou Department (now part of San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District)

Denguélé Region

Madinani Department (now part of Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District)
Minignan Department (now part of Folon Region, Denguélé District)
Odienné Department (now part of Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District)

Dix-Huit Montagnes Region

Bangolo Department (now part of Guémon Region, Montagnes District)
Biankouma Department (now part of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District)
Danané Department (now part of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District)
Kouibly Department (now part of Guémon Region, Montagnes District)
Man Department (now part of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District)
Zouan-Hounien Department (now part of Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District)

Fromager Region

Gagnoa Department (now part of Gôh Region, Gôh-Djiboua District)
Oumé Department (now part of Gôh Region, Gôh-Djiboua District)

Haut-Sassandra Region

Daloa Department (now part of Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District)
Issia Department (now part of Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District)
Vavoua Department (now part of Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District)
Zoukougbeu Department (now part of Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District)