Bélier Region is one of the 31
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 ...
of
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 ...
. 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 of Yamoussoukro was acting as region prefect of Bélier.
["Toumodi devient pleinement chef-lieu de région du Bélier"]
LeBabi.net, 11 February 2017.
Bélier is currently divided into four
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, ...
:
Didiévi,
Djékanou,
Tiébissou, and
Toumodi.
History
The Bélier region is established in 2011 by the split of the former
Lacs Région in the
Yamoussoukro Autonomous District and the region of Bélier. With the regions of Iffou and N'Zi, it is included in the
Lacs District. At the time, Bélier is divided in three departments:
Didiévi,
Tiébissou, and
Toumodi. Toumodi is separated from the other departments by the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro. The provisional seat of the region is at Yamoussoukro.
In 2012, the Toumodi department is split to create the
Djékanou one. The same year, within the Lacs district, the region of N'Zi region is split in two to create Moronou region. The districts are abolished in 2014.
[''Loi n°2014-451 du 5 août 2014 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'Administration territoriale.'']
In December 2016, the govern nominates a region prefect distinct from Yamoussoukro's, officialising the position of Toumodi as seat of the region.
Notes
Regions of Lacs District
States and territories established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ivory Coast
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