Doropo Department Explained

Doropo Department
Native Name:Département de Doropo
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Zanzan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bounkani
Seat Type:Departmental seat
Seat:Doropo
Established Title:2011
Established Date:Established via a division of Bouna Dept
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Yapi Konan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2000
Population Total:93386
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Doropo Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 93,386 and its seat is the settlement of Doropo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Danoa, Doropo, Kalamon, and Niamoué.

History

Doropo Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It and Téhini Department were created by splitting Bouna Department into three departments and a fourth area in Comoé National Park that is not governed by a department.

Notes

9.8167°N -24°W

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