Yakassé-Attobrou Department is a

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Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou. Creation Lagunes District was create ...

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 105,986 and its seat is the settlement of Yakassé-Attobrou. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Abongoua Abongoua (also spelled Abengoua) is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Yakassé-Attobrou Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District. Abongoua was a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune unt ...

, Biéby, and Yakassé-Attobrou.

History

Yakassé-Attobrou Department was created in 2008 as a second-level division via a split-off from

Adzopé Department Adzopé Department is a department of La Mé Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 283,727 and its seat is the settlement of Adzopé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Adzopé, Agou, Annépé, Assikoi, ...

.Décret n° 2008-96 du 5 mars 2008 portant création des départements de Bettié, Botro, Guéyo, Koro, Kouto, Ouangolodougou, Sinématiali, Tiapoum, Yakassé-Attobrou et Zoukougbeu. At its creation, it was part of Agnéby Region. In 2011,

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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, Yakassé-Attobrou Department became part of

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