Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of

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 ...

. 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 administrative reorganisation of the

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 aut ...

.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. The territory of the district was composed of the former Denguélé Region.

Administrative divisions

Denguélé District is currently subdivided into two

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

and the following

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, ...

: * Folon Region (region seat in

Minignan Minignan (also spelled Maninian) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Minignan Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Folon Region in Denguélé District. History The French explorer René ...

) ** Kaniasso Department ** Minignan Department * Kabadougou Region (region seat also in Odienné) ** Gbéléban Department **

Madinani Department Madinani Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 50,248 and its seat is the settlement of Madinani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fengolo, Madinani, and N'Golobla ...

** Odienné Department **

Samatiguila Department Samatiguila Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 19,710, making it the least-populous department in the country. The departmental seat is the settlement of Samatiguila. The ...

Séguélon Department Séguélon Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 33,585 and its seat is the settlement of Séguélon. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbongaha and Séguélon. ...

Population

According to the 2021 census, Denguélé District has a population of 436,015, making it the second least populated district of the country behind Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

References

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