Divo Department is a

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Lôh-Djiboua Region Lôh-Djiboua Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District. The regional seat is Divo and the region's area is 10,650 km². At the 2021 census, the region ...

Gôh-Djiboua District Gôh-Djiboua District (french: District du Gôh-Djiboua) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa. Creation Gôh-Djiboua Dist ...

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 571,688 and its seat is the settlement of Divo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Chiépo, Didoko, Divo,

Hiré Hiré is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Divo Department Divo Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 571,688 and its seat is ...

, Nébo, Ogoudou, and Zégo.

History

Divo 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 Sud Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1980 the department occupied the territory of

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Fresco Department Fresco Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 107,752 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco, Ivory Coast, Fresco. The sub-prefectures of Ivory ...

. In 1980, Divo Department was divided to create

Lakota Department Lakota Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 334,235 and its seat is the settlement of Lakota. The sub-prefectures of the department are Djidji, Gagoré, Goudouko, L ...

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

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

Sud-Bandama Region Sud-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 Divo and its area was 10,677 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is divided ...

. Divo Department was divided a second time in 2008 to create

Décret n° 2008-282 du 8 octobre 2008 portant création du département de Fresco. and a third time in 2009 to create

Guitry Department Guitry Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 197,236 and its seat is the settlement of Guitry. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dairo-Didizo, Guitry, Lau ...

. 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, Divo Department became part of

Maps of historical boundaries

File:Divo Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg, Divo Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1980, but other departments began to be divided in 1974. File:Divo Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1980-88).jpg, Divo Department from 1980 to 2008. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 1988.) File:Divo Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2008-09).jpg, Divo Department from 2008 to 2009.

Notes

Departments of Lôh-Djiboua 1969 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1969 {{Gôh-Djiboua-geo-stub