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.
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.