Departments of Côte d'Ivoire

Departments of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

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The regions of Côte d'Ivoire are divided into 81 departments (french: départements).

A 1978 law created 27 self governing Communes in Cote 'Ivoire (Communes de plein exercice), alongside Sous-Prefectures, dividing each of the Departments. The Commune, (titled a collectivité territoriale), is administered by a Municipal Council, presided over by a Mayor. The Department (also a collectivité territoriale) is governed by a General Council (conseil général) presided over by a président. The sous-préfecture ( an administrative subdivision, or a circonscription administrative déconcentrée) carries out limited functions, overseen by an appointed sous-préfet who reports to aPréfet appointed by the National government at Departmental level. Thus each Department contains both an elected government (a collectivité territoriale) and an administrative officer of the central government (a circonscription administrative déconcentrée). The powers of these two entities, and the administrative bodies which they control, are strictly separated under law.^[1]

The departments are listed below, by region:

Agnéby Region

• Adzopé Department
• Akoupé Department
• Agboville Department
• Yakassé-Attobrou Department

Bafing Region

• Koro Department
• Touba Department

Bas-Sassandra Region

• Guéyo Department
• San Pédro Department
• Sassandra Department
• Soubré Department
• Tabou Department

Denguélé Region

• Madinani Department
• Minignan Department
• Odienné Department

Dix-Huit Montagnes Region

• Bangolo Department
• Biankouma Department
• Danané Department
• Kouibly Department
• Man Department
• Zouan-Hounien Department

Fromager Region

• Gagnoa Department
• Oumé Department

Haut-Sassandra Region

• Daloa Department
• Issia Department
• Vavoua Department
• Zoukougbeu Department

Lacs Region

• Didiévi Department
• Tiébissou Department
• Toumodi Department
• Yamoussoukro Department

Lagunes Region

• Abidjan Department
• Alépé Department
• Dabou Department
• Grand Lahou Department
• Jacqueville Department
• Sikensi Department
• Tiassalé Department

Marahoué Region

• Bouaflé Department
• Sinfra Department
• Zuénoula Department

Moyen-Cavally Region

• Bloléquin Department
• Duékoué Department
• Guiglo Department
• Toulépleu Department

Moyen-Comoé Region

• Abengourou Department
• Agnibilékrou Department
• Bettié Department

N'zi-Comoé Region

• Bocanda Department
• Bongouanou Department
• Daoukro Department
• Dimbokro Department
• Mbahiakro Department
• Prikro Department

Savanes Region

• Boundiali Department
• Ferkessédougou Department
• Korhogo Department
• Kouto Department
• Ouangolodougou Department
• Sinématiali Department
• Tengréla Department

Sud-Bandama Region

• Divo Department
• Fresco Department
• Lakota Department

Sud-Comoé Region

• Aboisso Department
• Adiaké Department
• Grand-Bassam Department
• Tiapoum Department

Vallée du Bandama Region

• Béoumi Department
• Botro Department
• Bouaké Department
• Dabakala Department
• Katiola Department
• Sakassou Department

Worodougou Region

• Kounahiri Department
• Mankono Department
• Séguéla Department

Zanzan Region

• Bondoukou Department
• Bouna Department
• Koun-Fao Department
• Nassian Department
• Tanda Department

See also

• Regions of Côte d'Ivoire
• Politics of Côte d'Ivoire

References

1. ^ Loi n° 78-07 du 9 janvier 1978, portant institution de communes de plein exercice en Côte d'Ivoire, J.O. n° 9 du 23 février 1978, p.348

• Statoids - Departments of Côte d'Ivoire

External links

• Map from United Nations World Food Programme