Mankono 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, ...

Béré Region Béré Region (originally known as Koyadougou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Woroba District. The seat of the region is Mankono and the region's population in th ...

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 271,894 and its seat is the settlement of

Mankono Mankono is a town in central Ivory Coast and the seat of Béré Region, Woroba District. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Mankono Department Mankono Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, i ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bouandougou,

, Marandallah, Sarhala, and Tiéningboué.

History

Mankono Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1980-88)

Mankono Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2005-08)

Mankono Department was created in 1980 as a first-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, accessed 16 February 2016. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1980 to 2005 the department occupied the same territory as

. 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. Mankono Department was included in

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 2005, Mankono Department was divided to create

Kounahiri Department Kounahiri Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 101,111 and its seat is the settlement of Kounahiri. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kongasso and Kounahiri. History ...

. 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, Mankono Department became part of

. In 2012, Mankono Department was divided again when two sub-prefectures were split-off to form

Dianra Department Dianra Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 119,146 and its seat is the settlement of Dianra. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dianra and Dianra-Village. History Dianra ...

."Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra"
.

Notes

Departments of Béré Region 1980 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1980 {{Woroba-geo-stub