Bangolo Department is a
department of
Guémon Region in
Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sassandra-Marahou ...
,
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. In 2021, its population was 270,629 and its seat is the settlement of
Bangolo. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Bangolo,
Béoué-Zibiao,
Bléniméouin,
Diéouzon,
Gohouo-Zagna,
Guinglo-Tahouaké,
Kahin-Zarabaon,
Zéo
Zéo is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located ...
, and
Zou.
History
Bangolo Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from
Man Department
Man Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 461,135 and its seat is the settlement of Man. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bogouiné, Fagnampleu, Gbangbégouiné-Yati ...
.
"Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
In 1997, regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Bangolo Department was included in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region
Dix-Huit Montagnes Region (often shorted to Montagnes Region) is a defunct regions of Ivory Coast, region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Man, Ivory Coast, Man and its area was 16 ...
.
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 ...
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, Bangolo Department became part of Guémon Region in Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sassandra-Marahou ...
.
Notes
Departments of Guémon
1988 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1988
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