Attiégouakro Department

Attiégouakro Department
Département d'Attiégouakro
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Attiégouakro Department has had these boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Yamoussoukro
2009 Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Yamoussoukro Dept
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
2011 Transferred from Lacs Region to Yamoussoukro Autonomous District
Departmental seat Attiégouakro
Government[1]
 • Prefect Brah Julliette Konan
Area
 • Total 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 45,517
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Attiégouakro Department is a department of Ivory Coast. It is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

Population and sub-prefectures

In the 2014 census, Attiégouakro Department had a population of 45,517.[2] The department is divided into two sub-prefectures, Attiégouakro and Lolobo.

History

Attiégouakro Department was created as in 2009 as a second-level subdivision when Lac Region's Yamoussoukro Department was divided in two.[3]

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, Attiégouakro Department became part of Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, one of two districts in the country with no regions.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Côte d'Ivoire", geohive.com, accessed 24 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.


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