Tiassalé Department is a
department of
Agnéby-Tiassa Region
Agnéby-Tiassa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Agboville and the region's population in the 2021 census was 865,951.
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Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) 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 creat ...
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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 ...
. In 2021, its population was 278,954 and its seat is the settlement of
Tiassalé. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Gbolouville
Gbolouville is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tiassalé Department in Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory C ...
,
Morokro
Morokro is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Tiassalé Department in Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. ...
,
N'Douci, and
Tiassalé.
History
Tiassalé Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from
Abidjan Department
Abidjan Department (french: Département d'Abidjan, ) is a department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same.[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 ...]
were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Tiassalé Department was included in
Lagunes 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
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, Tiassalé Department became part of
Agnéby-Tiassa Region
Agnéby-Tiassa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Agboville and the region's population in the 2021 census was 865,951.
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in
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) 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 creat ...
.
In 2012, two sub-prefectures were split from Tiassalé Department to create
Taabo 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"
Notes
Departments of Agnéby-Tiassa
1988 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1988
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