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The regions of Ivory Coast (french: régions de la Côte d'Ivoire) are the second-level
abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.Décret n°2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions
In 2012, one region was divided to create a 31st region. In 2014, the districts were abolished (but not the autonomous ones that cover the departments that are not included in any region).
The legislative body of the region is the Regional Council, which is elected and headed by a President. The government of each region is responsible for designing and implementing programmes to improve the economic, social, and cultural life of the region.Loi n° 2014-451 du 5 août 2014 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'Administration Territoriale
Regions are also responsible for coordinating and harmonising the activities of their departmental governments and for implementing public interest projects established by the district or the national government. Precise distinctions in the jurisdiction of regions as compared to districts has yet to be established. The governments of the non-autonomous districts have not yet begun to function. Apart from governors for the two autonomous districts, no district governor has yet been nominated; the inaction has largely been in response to apprehensions by the regional prefects that district governors will usurp their authority and responsibilities.
8 March 2015.
The 14 districts (of which two are autonomous and are not subdivided into regions) and the 31 regions are listed below, with their regional seats and populations at the 2014 census.
Before a reorganization in 2011, the regions were the first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The 19 regions that existed immediately prior to the reorganisation were as follows, with their creation date in parentheses:
As is the case now, regions were further divided into
On-line.
The regions of Ivory Coast (french: régions de la Côte d'Ivoire) are the second-level 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 au ...
. There are 31 regions, and each region is subdivided into two or more departments
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, ...
, the third-level division in Ivory Coast. Two to four regions were combined to make up a district
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, subdivision ...
, the first-level subdivision, that was abolished in 2014. The two autonomous districts of Ivory Coast are not divided into regions.
History
The first 10 regions were established in 1990.Sato (2003). At the time, they supplanted the departments as the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country, with the departments being converted into second-level subdivisions. Two new regions were added in 1996. Four new regions were added in 1997, and all the existing regions changed their names, bringing the total to 16. In 2000, four of the regions were divided to create three more regions, bringing the total to 19. Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, the 19 regions were the first-level subdivision of the country. In the reorganisation, districts were created and replaced regions as the first-level subdivisions and the 19 regions were reorganized into 30."Décentralisation : Le gouvernement créé 12 districts et 30 régions"abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.Décret n°2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions
In 2012, one region was divided to create a 31st region. In 2014, the districts were abolished (but not the autonomous ones that cover the departments that are not included in any region).
Maps of regions through the time
Governance and purpose
The executive of each region is headed by a prefect, who is appointed by the council of ministers (cabinet) of the national government. For departments that house regional capitals, the prefect of the department is the same individual as the prefect of the region, though the two offices of prefect remain distinct.Ordonnance n° 2011-262 du 28 septembre 2011 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'administration territoriale de l'EtatThe legislative body of the region is the Regional Council, which is elected and headed by a President. The government of each region is responsible for designing and implementing programmes to improve the economic, social, and cultural life of the region.Loi n° 2014-451 du 5 août 2014 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'Administration Territoriale
Regions are also responsible for coordinating and harmonising the activities of their departmental governments and for implementing public interest projects established by the district or the national government. Precise distinctions in the jurisdiction of regions as compared to districts has yet to be established. The governments of the non-autonomous districts have not yet begun to function. Apart from governors for the two autonomous districts, no district governor has yet been nominated; the inaction has largely been in response to apprehensions by the regional prefects that district governors will usurp their authority and responsibilities.
8 March 2015.
Regions
There are currently 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Two areas of the country, the autonomous districts ofAbidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...
and Yamoussoukro, are not divided into regions. The regions are as follows, with the date of creation in parentheses:
The 14 districts (of which two are autonomous and are not subdivided into regions) and the 31 regions are listed below, with their regional seats and populations at the 2014 census.
Regions before 2011
Before a reorganization in 2011, the regions were the first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The 19 regions that existed immediately prior to the reorganisation were as follows, with their creation date in parentheses:
As is the case now, regions were further divided into departments
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, ...
. From 1997 to 2011, departments were the second-level administrative subdivisions.
See also
* ISO 3166-2:CIBibliography
* SATO Akira (2003). "L'évolution historique de la subdivision territoriale administrative en Côte d'Ivoire" in ''L'administration locale en Côte d'Ivoire''. Africa Research Studies 10. 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). 2003On-line.
References
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