Koro Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Koro |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Woroba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bafing |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Koro |
Established Title: | 2008 |
Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Touba Dept |
Established Title1: | 2011 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Ibrahima Cissé |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3030 |
Population Total: | 76345 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Koro Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 76,345 and its seat is the settlement of Koro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Booko, Borotou, Koro, Mahandougou, and Niokosso.
Koro Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Touba Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Bafing 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, Koro Department remained part of the retained Bafing Region in the new Woroba District.