The communes of Ivory Coast are a fifth-level administrative unit of administration in
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
sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast () are the fourth-level administrative subdivisions of the country. There are currently 510 sub-prefectures. They were created in 2011, when the administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast were reorganised.
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contain villages, and in select instances more than one village is combined into a commune. There are currently 197 communes in the 510 sub-prefectures.
Prior to 2011, communes were the third-level administrative units of the country. Under the administration of
, the number of communes grew to more than 1300. In 2011, a reorganization of the
country's subdivisions was undertaken, with a goal of decentralizing the state. As part of the reorganization, communes were converted from third-level divisions into fifth-level divisions.
In March 2012, the government abolished 1126 communes on the grounds that under the new jurisdiction of
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 ...
,
regions
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,
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, ...
, and
sub-prefectures, these particular communes were not economically viable governmental units.
["Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"]
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012. As a result of the reorganisation, there are now 197 communes in Ivory Coast.
[ In many parts of the country, responsibilities previously carried out by the communes have been transferred to other levels of government. In most cases, the town that is the seat of the commune is also the seat of a sub-prefecture.
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Communes A–Z
Communes by district and region
Autonomous District of Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most ...
Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...
Comoé District
Comoé District (; , named for the Komoé River) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs Distri ...
Denguélé District
Denguélé District (, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné.
Creation
Denguélé District was created in a 2011 admin ...
Gôh-Djiboua District
Gôh-Djiboua District () is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa.
Creation
Gôh-Djiboua District was created in a 2011 admin ...
Lacs District
Lacs District (; , "Lakes") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.
Creation
Lacs District was created in a 2011 administr ...
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (, , ) 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 created in a 2011 administrative ...
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 ...
Sassandra-Marahoué District
Sassandra-Marahoué District (, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Daloa.
Creation
Sassandra-Marahoué District was created in a ...
Savanes District
Savanes District (, , " Savannahs") is one of fourteen administrative districts 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. It ...
Vallée du Bandama District
Vallée du Bandama District (, , " Bandama Valley") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the north-central part of the country. The capital of the district is Bouaké.
Creation
Vallée du Bandam ...
Woroba District
Woroba District () is one of 14 administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It is in the northwest part of the country. Its capital is Séguéla.
Creation
Woroba District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of ...
Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro
*Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the ...
Zanzan District
Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou.
Creation
Zanzan District was created in ...
Laws creating communes
The following laws and decrees created communes in Ivory Coast. Many of the communes created by these laws were abolished in the decree of March 2012.
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Loi n° 78-07 du 9 janvier 1978 portant institution de communes de plein exercice en Côte d'Ivoire
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Loi n° 80-1180 du 17 Octobre 1980 relative a l'organisation municipale modifée par les Lois N°s 85-578 du 29 juillet 1985 et 95-608 ainsi que 95-611 du 03 août 1995
* Loi n° 85-1085 du 17 octobre 1985 portant création de quatre-vingt-dix-huit (98) communes de plein exercice en Côte d'Ivoire
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Décret n° 80-1078 du 19 septembre 1980, fixant le ressort territorial des communes de Côte d'Ivoire
* Décret n° 85-1114 du 8 novembre 1985, fixant le ressort territorial de quatre-vingt-dix-huit (98) communes et portant modification des limites territoriales d'une commune
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Décret n° 90-1594 du 12 décembre 1990 portant modification du décret n° 80-1078 du 19 septembre 1980 fixant le ressort territorial des communes de Côte d'Ivoire et du décret n° 85-1114 du 8 novembre 1985 fixant le ressort de quatre-vingt-dix-huit communes et portant modification des limites territoriales d'une commune
* Décret n° 95-529 du 14 juillet 1995, portant modification du décret n° 80-1078 due 19 septembre 1980 fixant le ressort territorial des communes de Côte d'Ivoire et du décret n° 85-1114 du 8 novembre 1985, fixant le ressort territorial de quatre-vingt-dix-huit (98) communes et portant modification des limites territoriales d'une commune
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Décret n° 95-941 du 13 décembre 1995, portant création de nouvelles communes
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Décret n° 95-942 du 13 décembre 1995, fixant le ressort territorial des nouvelles communes
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Décret n° 95-945 du 13 décembre, modifiant et complétant le décret n° 80-1078 du 19 septembre 1980 fixant le ressort territorial des communes de Côte d'Ivoire, le décret n° 85-1114 du 8 novembre 1985, fixant le ressort territorial de quatre-vingt-dix-huit (98) communes et portant modification des limites territoriales d'une commune et le décret n° 95-529 du 14 juillet 1995, portant modification des décrets susvisés
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Décret n° 98-157 du 02 avril 1998 portant création de la commune de Mayo
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Décret n° 2005-314 du 6 octobre 2005, portant création de cinq cent vingt (520) communes
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Décret n° 2008-115 du 6 mars 2008, modifiant et complétant le décret n° 2005-314 du 6 octobre 2005 portant création de cinq cent vingt (520) communes
Notes
External links
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Subdivisions of Ivory Coast
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 ...
1978 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1978
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