Dabakala 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, ...

Hambol Region Hambol Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Vallée du Bandama District. The seat of the region is Katiola and the region's population in the 2021 census was 612,029. Ha ...

Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the north-central part of the country. The capital of the district is Bouaké. Creatio ...

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 254,430 and its seat is the settlement of

Dabakala Dabakala is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Dabakala is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Bassawa Bassawa is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. The town is three kilometres north of the border of Lacs District Lacs District (french: Distr ...

Boniérédougou Boniérédougou is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fou ...

Foumbolo Foumbolo is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fourteen a ...

Niéméné Niéméné is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Niéméné was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comu ...

Satama-Sokoro Satama-Sokoro is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fou ...

Satama-Sokoura Satama-Sokoura is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fourt ...

Sokala-Sobara Sokala-Sobara is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Sokala-Sobara was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or ...

Tendéné-Bambarasso Tendéné-Bambarasso is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Tendéné-Bambarasso was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional commun ...

, and

Yaossédougou Yaossédougou is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Yaossédougou was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune o ...

. It is the largest department of Ivory Coast by area.

History

Dabakala Department was created in 1974 as a split-off from

Katiola Department Katiola Department is a department of Hambol Region in Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 162,472 and its seat is the settlement of Katiola. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fronan, Katiola, and Timb� ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. In 1997,

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Dabakala Department was included in

Vallée du Bandama Region Vallée du Bandama Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Bouaké and its area was 28,518 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is co ...

. 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, Dabakala Department became part of

Notes

Departments of Hambol 1974 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1974 {{ValléeduBandama-geo-stub