Est Department Explained

Native Name:Département d'Est
Conventional Long Name:Est Department
Common Name:Est
Subdivision:Department
Nation:Ivory Coast
Capital:Abengourou
Today:Indénié-Djuablin Region and Zanzan District
Year Start:1963
Event Start:Established via a division of Sud-Est Dept
Year End:1969
Event End:Disestablished
Image Map Caption:The location of Est Department in Ivory Coast.

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

Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Est Department was composed of Indénié-Djuablin Region and Zanzan District.

In 1969, Est Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Est Department became the new departments of Abengourou and Bondoukou.

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