Tabou Department is a
department of
San-Pédro Region in
Bas-Sassandra District,
Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 270,482 and its seat is the settlement of
Tabou. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Dapo-Iboké,
Djamandioké,
Djouroutou
Djouroutou is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District. The town is 11 kilometres east of the border with Liberia.
A large portion of the north-eastern area of ...
,
Grabo,
Olodio, and
Tabou. It is the southernmost department of Ivory Coast.
History
Tabou Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from
Sassandra Department
Sassandra Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 353,228 and its seat is the settlement of Sassandra. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dakpadou, Grihiri, Lo ...
.
"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. Tabou Department was included in Bas-Sassandra Region
Bas-Sassandra Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was San-Pédro and its area was 26,440 km2. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is ...
.
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, Tabou Department became part of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District.
Transport
The department is serviced by Tabou Airport.
Notes
Departments of San-Pédro Region
1988 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1988
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