Arrah Department

Arrah Department
Département d'Arrah
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Arrah Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lacs
Region Moronou
2009 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bongouanou Dept
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012 Transferred from N'Zi Region to new Moronou Region
Departmental seat Arrah
Government[1]
 • Prefect Georges Gonbagui Gueu
Population (2017)
 • Total 500.000[2]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Arrah Department is a department of Moronou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2017, its population was near to 500.000 and its seat is in the settlement of Arrah. The sub-prefectures of the department are Arrah, Kotobi, and Krégbé.

History

Arrah Department was created in 2009 as a second-level division via a split-off from Bongouanou Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of N'Zi-Comoé Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Arrah Department became part of N'Zi Region in Lacs District. In 2012, it was joined with two other departments to form the new Moronou Region.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 6°40′N 3°58′W / 6.667°N 3.967°W / 6.667; -3.967


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