Nord Department was one of the original four

departments of Ivory Coast Departments of Ivory Coast (french: départements de Côte d'Ivoire) are currently the third-level administrative subdivision of the country. Each of the 31 second-level regions of Ivory Coast is divided into two or more departments. (The autono ...

. It was established in 1961, along with Centre Department, Sud-Est Department, and Sud-Ouest Department. During Nord Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative

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 ...

. Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Nord Department was composed of

Denguélé District Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné. Creation Denguélé Distr ...

Savanes District Savanes District (french: District des Savanes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northernmost part of the country. The capital of the district is Korhogo. Creation Savanes District was ...

, and

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 ...

. In 1969, Nord Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Nord Department became the new departments of

Boundiali Boundiali is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Boundiali Department. It is also the seat of Bagoué Region in Savanes District and a commune. Its population, the ''Boundialikas'', is composed mainly of ...

Ferkessédougou Ferkessédougou (often shortened to Ferké) is a city in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Ferkessédougou Department. It is also the seat of Tchologo Region in Savanes District and a commune. Ferkessédougou is the ...

Korhogo Korhogo is a city in northern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Savanes District and Poro Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Korhogo Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 243,048, maki ...

Odienné Odienné () is a town in the northwestern part of Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Denguélé District and Kabadougou Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Odienné Department. The town of Odienné was founded b ...

, Séguéla, and

Touba Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy ...

References

"Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
''statoids.com'', accessed 17 February 2016. Former departments of Ivory Coast 1961 establishments in Ivory Coast 1969 disestablishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1961 States and territories disestablished in 1969 {{IvoryCoast-geo-stub