Toumodi Department is a

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Bélier Region Bélier Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in Toumodi. Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect o ...

Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs D ...

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 168,363 and its seat is the settlement of

Toumodi Toumodi is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Toumodi Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. Toumodi is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or com ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Angoda, Kokumbo, Kpouèbo, and

History

Toumodi Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95)

Toumodi Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from

Bouaké Department Bouaké Department is a department of Gbêkê Region in Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 931,851 making it the second most populous department in the country behind Abidjan. The seat of the department is the cit ...

. In 1997,

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were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Toumodi Department was included in Lacs Region. 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, Toumodi Department became part of

. In 2012, two sub-prefectures were split from Toumodi Department to create

Djékanou Department Djékanou Department is a department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 37,281 and its seat is the settlement of Djékanou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bonikro and Djékanou. History D ...

."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"

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