Zouan-Hounien 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, ...

of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District,

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 250,938 and its seat is the settlement of

Zouan-Hounien Zouan-Hounien is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Zouan-Hounien is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional c ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Banneu,

Bin-Houyé Bin-Houyé is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. A border crossing with Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is ...

, Goulaleu,

Téapleu Téapleu (also spelled Béapleu) is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Zouan-Hounien Department Zouan-Hounien Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population ...

, Yelleu, and

History

Zouan-Hounien Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Danané Department."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of

Dix-Huit Montagnes Region Dix-Huit Montagnes Region (often shorted to Montagnes Region) is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Man and its area was 16,782 km².From 2000–11. From 1997 ...

. 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, Zouan-Hounien Department became part of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District.

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Departments of Tonkpi 2005 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2005 {{Montagnes-geo-stub