Odienné Department is a department of

Kabadougou Region Kabadougou Region is one of the 31 Regions of Ivory Coast, regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Odienné and the region's population in the 2021 ...

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 ...

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 156,730 and its seat is the settlement of

Odienné Odienné () is a town in the northwestern part of Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Denguélé District and Kabadougou Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Odienné Department. The town of Odienné was founde ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bako, Bougousso, Dioulatièdougou,

, and Tiémé.

History

Odienné Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Nord Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 2005 the department occupied the territory of

. 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. The territory of Odienné Department was co-extensive with that of Denguélé Region from 1997 to 2005. In 2005, Odienné Department was divided into three in order to create

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'Go ...

and Minignan Department."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. Odienné Department was divided again in 2009 to create Samatiguila Department. 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, Odienné Department became part of

. In 2012, a fourth and fifth division of Odienné Department occurred when five sub-prefectures were split from it to create

Gbéléban Department Gbéléban Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, 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 c ...

and Séguélon Department."Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra"
. Since Minignan Department had also been split to create Kaniasso Department, the original territory of Odienné Department is now the seven departments in the

Folon Region Folon Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Minignan and the region's population in the 2021 census was 146,209, making it ...

and

Kabadougou Kabadougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Odienné and the region's population in the 2021 census was 289,806. ...

regions of Denguélé.

Maps of historical boundaries

File:Odienné Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg, Odienné Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 2005, but other departments began to be divided in 1974. File:Odienné Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2005-08).jpg, Odienné Department from 2005 to 2009. (Other subdivisions began to be divided in 2008). File:Odienné Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2009-11).jpg, Odienné Department from 2009 to 2012. (Other subdivisions were reorganised and divided in 2011.)

Notes

Departments of Kabadougou 1969 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1969 {{Denguélé-geo-stub