Bouaflé Department is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Marahoué Region Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 8,680 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180. Departments ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. In 2021, its population was 300,305 and its seat is the settlement of

Bouaflé Bouaflé is a city in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bouaflé Department. It is also the seat of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District and a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentiona ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bégbessou,

Bonon Bonon (also known as Brozra) is a city in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a commune and the prefecture of Bonon Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District Sassandra-Marahoué District (french: District du Sassandra-Marahoué) ...

N'Douffoukankro N'Douffoukankro is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaflé Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. N'Douffoukankro was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commu ...

Pakouabo Pakouabo is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaflé Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Pakouabo was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună ...

Tibéita Tibéita is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bouaflé Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Tibéita was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună ...

, and

Zaguiéta Zaguiéta is a town in west-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Zaguiéta was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or oth ...

History

Bouaflé Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Centre Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, the department occupied the same territory that is today

. In 1980, Bouaflé Department was divided to create Zuénoula Department."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. What remained was divided again in 1988 to create Sinfra Department. In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Bouaflé Department was included as part of

. In 2011,

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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, Bouaflé Department remained part of the retained

in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.

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References

"Monographie de Bouaflé, un département aux énormes potentialités économiques, sociales et culturelles"
abidjan.net, 13 January 2015. Departments of Marahoué 1969 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1969 {{Sassandra-Marahoué-geo-stub