Duékoué Department is a department of Guémon Region in

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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 420,911 and its seat is the settlement of

Duékoué Duékoué () is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of Guémon Region in Montagnes District Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative d ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bagohouo,

, Gbapleu, Guéhiébly, and Guézon.

History

Duékoué Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Guiglo Department."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. Duékoué Department was initially 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 ...

, but in 2000 it was transferred to the newly created Moyen-Cavally Region. 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, Duékoué Department became part of Guémon Region in

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Departments of Guémon 1988 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1988 {{Montagnes-geo-stub