Man 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
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 ...
in
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 ...
,
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 461,135 and its seat is the settlement of
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 ...
. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Bogouiné,
Fagnampleu,
Gbangbégouiné-Yati,
Logoualé,
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 ...
,
Podiagouiné,
Sandougou-Soba,
Sangouiné,
Yapleu
Yapleu is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Man Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District.
Yapleu was a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...
,
Zagoué, and
Ziogouiné.
History
![Man Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Man_Department_locator_map_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_%281988-95%29.jpg)
Man 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
Ouest Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1988 the department occupied the following territory: all of
Guémon Region, with the exception of
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 ...
; plus the present-day Man Department.
In 1988, Man Department was split to create
Bangolo Department.
["Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"]
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. In 1997,
regions
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 ...
were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Man Department was included as part of
Dix-Huit Montagnes Region
Dix-Huit Montagnes Region (often shorted to Montagnes Region) is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Man and its area was 16,782 km².From 2000–11. From 1997â ...
.
Man Department was split again in 2005 in order to create
Kouibly Department
Kouibly Department is a department of Guémon Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 144,723 and its seat is the settlement of Kouibly. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kouibly, Nidrou, Ouyably-Gnondro ...
.
[
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, Man Department became part of 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 ...
in 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 ...
.
Notes
Departments of Tonkpi
1969 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1969
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