Koun-Fao Department is a department of

Gontougo Region Gontougo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bondoukou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 917,828. Gontougo ...

Zanzan District Zanzan District (french: District du Zanzan) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in ...

, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 167,881 and its seat is the settlement of Koun-Fao. The sub-prefectures of the department are Boahia,

Kokomian Kokomian (also spelled Kokomia) is a town in the far east of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Koun-Fao Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District. Four kilometres southeast of town is a border crossing wit ...

, Kouassi-Datékro, Koun-Fao, Tankessé, and Tienkoikro.

History

Koun-Fao Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Tanda Department Tanda Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 113,523 and its seat is the settlement of Tanda. The sub-prefectures of the department are Amanvi, Diamba, Tanda, and Tchèdio ...

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

Zanzan Region Zanzan Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Bondoukou and its area was 38,251 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is co-exte ...

. In 2011, districts 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, Koun-Fao Department became part of

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Departments of Gontougo 2005 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2005 {{Zanzan-geo-stub