Didiévi 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, ...
of
Bélier Region
Bélier Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in Toumodi.
Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect o ...
in
Lacs District
Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.
Creation
Lacs District was created in a 2 ...
,
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 93,629 and its seat is the settlement of
Didiévi. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Boli,
Didiévi,
Molonou-Blé,
Raviart, and
Tié-N'Diékro.
History
Didiévi Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from
Tiébissou Department
Tiébissou Department is a department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 116,321 and its seat is the settlement of Tiébissou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Lomokankro, Molonou, Tiébissou, an ...
.
"Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of Lacs Region
Lacs Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Yamoussoukro and its area was 8,875 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is the Au ...
.
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, Didiévi Department became part of Bélier Region
Bélier Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in Toumodi.
Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect o ...
in Lacs District
Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.
Creation
Lacs District was created in a 2 ...
.
Notes
Departments of Bélier
2005 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 2005
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