Dix-Huit Montagnes Region (often shorted to Montagnes Region) is a defunct

region 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 ...

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 ...

. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was

Man A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromos ...

and its area was 16,782 km².From 2000–11. From 1997–2000, the area was 31,050 km² (11,990 sq mi). Since 2011, the territory formerly encompassed by the region is part of

Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sas ...

.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

Administrative divisions and geography

When it was created in 1997, Dix-Huit Montagnes occupied the entire territory that is today

. However, in 2000, Duékoué,

Guiglo Guiglo is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Guiglo Department. It is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune and the seat of Cavally Region in Montagnes District. Guiglo is loc ...

, and

Toulépleu Department Toulépleu Department is a department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 93,529 and its seat is the settlement of Toulépleu. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bakoubli, Méo, Nézobly, P ...

s were split-off from Dix-Huit Montagnes to form Moyen-Cavally Region. At the time of its dissolution, Dix-Huit Montagnes was divided into six departments: Bangolo,

Biankouma Biankouma is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of Biankouma Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Biankouma is also a commune. The town is divided into old and new towns, the old town buildings being ...

Danané Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kil ...

, Kouibly,

, and Zouan-Hounien. Dix-Huit Montagnes was traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Abolition

Dix-Huit Montagnes was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The auto ...

. The area formerly encompassed by the region is now part of

. The territories of the departments of Biankouma, Danané, Man, and Zouan-Hounien become

Tonkpi Region Tonkpi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Man and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,387,909, predominantl ...

. The territory of the remaining departments, Bangolo and Kouibly, were combined with the former Moyen-Cavally Region's

Duékoué Department Duékoué Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Guémon Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 420,911 and its seat is the settlement of Duékoué. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectu ...

to create Guémon Region.

References

{{Authority control Former regions of Ivory Coast States and territories disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Ivory Coast 1997 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1997