Attiégouakro Department Explained

Attiégouakro Department
Native Name:Département d'Attiégouakro
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Seat Type:Departmental seat
Seat:Attiégouakro
Established Title:2009
Established Date:Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Yamoussoukro Dept
Established Title1:2011
Established Date1:Converted to a third-level subdivision
Established Title2:2011
Established Date2:Transferred from Lacs Region to Yamoussoukro Autonomous District
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Brah Julliette Konan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:802
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:49513
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Attiégouakro Department is a department of Ivory Coast. It is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

Population and sub-prefectures

In the 2021 census, Attiégouakro Department had a population of 49,513.[2] The department is divided into two sub-prefectures, Attiégouakro and Lolobo.

History

Attiégouakro Department was created as in 2009 as a second-level subdivision when Lac Region's Yamoussoukro Department was divided in two.[3]

In 2011, districts 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, Attiégouakro Department became part of Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, one of two districts in the country with no regions.

Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  3. http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"