Departments of Ivory Coast ( French : départements de Côte d'Ivoire ) are currently the third-level administrative subdivision of the country. Each of the 31 second-level regions of Ivory Coast is divided into two or more departments. (The autonomous districts are containing departments, but have a specific status.) Each department is divided into two or more sub-prefectures . Since 2020, there are 109 departments of Ivory Coast.
14-553: Lacs Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast . From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Yamoussoukro and its area was 8,875 km. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is the Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro and part of Lacs District . At the time of its dissolution, Lacs Region was divided into five departments : Attiégouakro , Didiévi , Tiébissou , Toumodi , and Yamoussoukro . Attiégouakro Department
28-440: The 19 regions were reorganized into 30. In 2012, one region was divided to create a 31st region. In 2014, the districts were abolished except for Abidjan and Yamoussoukro. Then in 2021 the former districts were reinstated as autonomous districts. The executive of each region is headed by a prefect, who is appointed by the council of ministers (cabinet) of the national government. For departments that house regional capitals,
42-705: The 31 regions are listed below, with their regional seats and populations at the 2014 census. Before a reorganization in 2011, the regions were the first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The 19 regions that existed immediately prior to the reorganisation were as follows, with their creation date in parentheses: As is the case now, regions were further divided into departments . Departments of Ivory Coast Departments were first created in 1959. During their existence, they have been first-, second-, and third-level administrative subdivisions. There are currently 111 departments of Ivory Coast. The departments are as follows: Departments were established in 1961 and were
56-465: The activities of their departmental governments and for implementing public interest projects established by the district or the national government. There are currently 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Two areas of the country, the autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro , are not divided into regions. The regions are as follows, with the date of creation in parentheses: The 14 autonomous districts (of which two are not subdivided into regions) and
70-455: 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 council of ministers (cabinet) of the national government. For departments that house regional capitals, the prefect of the department is the same individual as the prefect of the region, though the two offices of prefect remain distinct. Each department
84-405: The existing regions changed their names, bringing the total to 16. In 2000, four of the regions were divided to create three more regions, bringing the total to 19. Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, the 19 regions were the first-level subdivision of the country. In the reorganisation, districts were created and replaced regions as the first-level subdivisions and
98-417: The first-level administrative subdivision. As a result, the 50 departments became second-level divisions. More departments were created in 1998 (8), 2005 (12), 2008 (11), and 2009 (9). By the time of the late-2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, there were 90 departments in 19 regions. In the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, five new departments were created, bringing
112-421: The first-level subdivision. The autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro are not divided into regions. The first 10 regions were established in 1990. At the time, they supplanted the departments as the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country, with the departments being converted into second-level subdivisions. Two new regions were added in 1996. Four new regions were added in 1997, and all
126-549: The new Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro . 6°50′N 5°10′W / 6.833°N 5.167°W / 6.833; -5.167 Regions of Ivory Coast The regions of Ivory Coast ( French : régions de la Côte d'Ivoire ) are the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast . There are 31 regions, and each region is subdivided into two or more departments , the third-level division in Ivory Coast. Two to four regions are combined to make up an autonomous district ,
140-411: The original first-level administrative subdivision of independent Ivory Coast. Initially, there were just four departments: Centre , Nord , Sud-Est , and Sud-Ouest . In 1963, two more departments were created: Est was created by dividing Sud-Est, and Centre-Ouest ) was created by dividing Sud-Ouest. As a result of the divisions, Sud-Est was renamed Sud and Sud-Ouest was renamed Ouest . In 1969,
154-515: The prefect of the department is the same individual as the prefect of the region, though the two offices of prefect remain distinct. The legislative body of the region is the Regional Council, which is elected and headed by a President. The government of each region is responsible for designing and implementing programmes to improve the economic, social, and cultural life of the region. Regions are also responsible for coordinating and harmonising
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#1732869597858168-560: The six departments were abolished and in their place 24 new departments were created. The following table illustrates how the old departments were divided into the new departments: Due to a lack of government resources, the 1969 changes were not fully implemented until 1974. From 1974 onward, new departments were occasionally created through division of pre-existing departments. New departments were created in 1974 (2), 1980 (8), 1988 (15), and 1995 (1). In 1997, when there were 50 departments, regions were created, which supplanted departments as
182-430: The total to 95. More significantly, however, districts were created as a new first-level division. As a result, regions became second-level subdivisions and the 95 departments became third-level subdivisions. Since the 2011 reorganisation, 14 more departments have been created, bringing the total number to 109. Twelve departments were created in 2012, one in 2013, and one was created in 2020. Departments are named after
196-416: Was created in 2009 and was therefore part of Lacs Region for only a short time. Lacs Region was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast . The territories of the departments of Didiévi, Tiébissou, and Toumodi became the second-level Bélier Region in the new Lacs District . The territory of the remaining departments, Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro, became
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