Jacqueville Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Jacqueville |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Lagunes |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Grands-Ponts |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Jacqueville |
Established Title: | 1998 |
Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept |
Established Title1: | 2011 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Kouamé Jean-Noël N'Da |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 656 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 80593 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Jacqueville Department (French: Département de Jacqueville|link=no, in French pronounced as /depaʁtəmɑ̃ də ʒakvil/) or simply Jacqueville, is a department of Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 80,593, and its seat is the settlement of Jacqueville. The sub-prefectures of the department are Attoutou and Jacqueville.
Jacqueville Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Lagunes Region.
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, Jacqueville Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lacs District.