Jacqueville Department Explained

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.

History

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.

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. http://www.ardci-rd.org/index.php/vie-des-regions/grands-ponts "Découverte des Grands Ponts"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  4. http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"