Kani 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 Worodougou Region in

Woroba District Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14 administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It is in the northeast part of the country. Its capital is Séguéla. Creation Woroba District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation ...

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 131,428 and its seat is the settlement of

Kani KANI (1500 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Wharton, Texas, United States, it serves the Houston, Texas area. The station is currently owned by Martin Broadcasting. History KANI was first proposed, and a constr ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Djibrosso Djibrosso (also spelled Djiboroso) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Kani Department in Worodougou Region, Woroba District Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14 administrative dis ...

Fadiadougou Fadiadougou (also spelled Fadyadougou) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Kani Department in Worodougou Region, Woroba District Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14 administrative districts of ...

, and

Morondo Morondo is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Kani Department in Worodougou Region, Woroba District Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14 administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It i ...

History

Kani Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Séguéla Department Séguéla Department is a department of Worodougou Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 298,384 and its seat is the settlement of Séguéla. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bobi-Diarabana, Dualla, Kamal ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of

Worodougou Region Worodougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is currently one of three regions of Woroba District. The region's seat is Séguéla. The region's population in the 2021 census was 429,812. Departments Worodougou is currently divide ...

. 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, Kani Department remained part of the retained

in the new

Notes

Departments of Worodougou States and territories established in 2009 2009 establishments in Ivory Coast {{Woroba-geo-stub