Sandégué Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Sandégué |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Zanzan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Gontougo |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Sandégué |
Established Title: | 2009 |
Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept |
Established Title1: | 2011 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | N'Guessan Konan Edouard Siba |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2780 |
Population Total: | 69742 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Sandégué Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 69,742 and its seat is the settlement of Sandégué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bandakagni-Tomora, Dimandougou, Sandégué, and Yorobodi.
Sandégué Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Sandégué Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.