Ouaninou Department

Ouaninou Department
Département d'Ouaninou
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Ouaninou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2011.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Woroba
Region Bafing
2011 Established via a division of Touba Dept
Departmental seat Ouaninou
Government[1]
 • Prefect Ballet Albert Zaouella
Population (2014)
 • Total 48,805[2]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Ouaninou Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 48,805 and its seat is the settlement of Ouaninou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbelo, Gouékan, Koonan, Ouaninou, Saboudougou, and Santa.

History

Ouaninou Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Touba Department.

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 December 2015.

Coordinates: 8°14′N 7°52′W / 8.233°N 7.867°W / 8.233; -7.867


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