Lagunes Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast . From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Abidjan and its area was 13,323 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is Abidjan Autonomous District and part of Lagunes District .
13-405: At the time of its dissolution, Lagunes Region was divided into seven departments : Abidjan , Alépé , Dabou , Grand-Lahou , Jacqueville , Sikensi , and Tiassalé . Lagunes Region was traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. Lagunes Region was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast . The territory of the region
26-1304: Is divided into two or more sub-prefectures , which serve as fourth-level administrative subdivisions. There are currently 510 sub-prefectures in the country. Below are the departments divided by district and region with the establishment year of the departments in parentheses. Gbôklé Region Nawa Region San-Pédro Region Indénié-Djuablin Region Sud-Comoé Region Folon Region Kabadougou Region Gôh Region Lôh-Djiboua Region Bélier Region Iffou Region Moronou Region N'Zi Region Agnéby-Tiassa Region Grands-Ponts Region La Mé Region Cavally Region Guémon Region Tonkpi Region Haut-Sassandra Region Marahoué Region Bagoué Region Poro Region Tchologo Region Gbêkê Region Hambol Region Bafing Region Béré Region Worodougou Region Bounkani Region Gontougo Region There are six departments of Ivory Coast that have been eliminated. Districts of Ivory Coast The districts of Ivory Coast ( French : districts de Côte d’Ivoire ) are
39-421: Is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the council of ministers (cabinet) of the national government. Districts have been given four primary responsibilities: The following is the list of districts, district capitals and each district's regions Districts (M²) Prior to September 2011, Ivory Coast's first-level administrative subdivisions were 19 regions . In 2011, the regions were reorganized into
52-402: The departments ( French : départements ). Departments are subdivided into 510 sub-prefectures ( French : sous-préfectures ). The lowest level of administrative organisation, which exist in limited numbers, is the commune . Although they are not divided into regions, the autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro do contain departments, sub-prefectures, and communes. Each district
65-455: 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
78-420: The first-level administrative subdivisions of the country . The districts were created in 2011 in an effort to further decentralise the state. There are 14 autonomous districts. Except for the two autonomous districts around the cities of Yamoussoukro and Abidjan , the remaining 12 autonomous districts are further subdivided into 31 regions , which are further subdivided into 108 third-level subdivisions,
91-417: 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
104-411: 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,
117-556: The remaining departments of Lagunes Region—Dabou, Grand-Lahou, and Jacqueville—became Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District. The territory of Abidjan Department became the Abidjan Autonomous District. 5°25′N 4°20′W / 5.417°N 4.333°W / 5.417; -4.333 Departments of Ivory Coast Departments of Ivory Coast ( French : départements de Côte d'Ivoire ) are currently
130-560: 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
143-633: 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. 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
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#1732863102109156-430: 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
169-463: Was divided between the new Lagunes District and Abidjan Autonomous District . The territory of the departments of Sikensi and Tiassalé were combined with the former Agnéby Region 's Agboville Department to form the second-level Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District. The territory of Alépé Department was combined with Agnéby Region's Adzopé , Akoupé and Yakassé-Attobrou Departments to create La Mé Region in Lagunes District. The territory of
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