Yamassoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' Capital city, capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous Districts of Ivory Coast, district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the list of cities in Ivory Coast, fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the district of Yamoussoukro covers among rolling hills and plains. Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of the Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of Lacs Region. The district was created in 2011 and is split into the departments of Ivory Coast, departments of Attiégouakro Department, Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro. In total, the district contains 169 settlements. Yamoussoukro is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture in Yamoussoukro Department and is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune: since 2012, the city o ...
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Districts Of Ivory Coast
The districts of Ivory Coast (french: districts de Côte d’Ivoire) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. The districts were created in 2011 in an effort to further decentralise the state,"Décentralisation : Le gouvernement créé 12 districts et 30 régions"
abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions
but in practice most of them have not yet begun to function as governmental entities.
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