Sandégué Department
Sandégué Department
Département de Sandégué | |
|---|---|
 Location in Ivory Coast. Sandégué Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Zanzan |
| Region | Gontougo |
| 2009 | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Departmental seat | Sandégué |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | N'Guessan Konan Edouard Siba |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 69,742 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sandégué Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 69,742 and its seat is the settlement of Sandégué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bandakagni-Tomora, Dimandougou, Sandégué, and Yorobodi.
History
[edit]Sandégué Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Sandégué Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- ^ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
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Regional seat: Bondoukou | ||
| Bondoukou Department |  | |
| Koun-Fao Department | ||
| Sandégué Department | ||
| Tanda Department | ||
| Transua Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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