Centre-Ouest Department Explained

Native Name:Département de Centre-Ouest
Conventional Long Name:Centre-Ouest Department
Common Name:Centre-Ouest
Subdivision:Department
Nation:Ivory Coast
Capital:Daloa
Today:Haut-Sassandra, Gôh, and Nawa Regions
Event Start:Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sud-Ouest Dept
Year Start:1963
Event End:Disestablished
Year End:1969
Image Map Caption:The location of Centre-Ouest Department in Ivory Coast.

Centre-Ouest Department was a department of Ivory Coast between 1963 and 1969. It was established in 1963 as a split-off from Sud-Ouest Department. During Centre-Ouest Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Centre-Ouest Department was composed of Haut-Sassandra Region, Gôh Region, and Nawa Region.

In 1969, Centre-Ouest Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Centre-Ouest Department became the new departments of Daloa, Gagnoa, and Sassandra.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Sassandra Department was created from territory taken partly from Centre-Ouest Department and partly from Sud Department.