Tanda Department Explained

Tanda Department
Native Name:Département de Tanda
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:Tanda
Established Title:1988
Established Date:Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept
Established Title1:1997
Established Date1:Converted to a second-level subdivision
Established Title2:2005
Established Date2:Divided to create Koun-Fao Dept
Established Title3:2009
Established Date3:Divided to create Transua Dept
Established Title4:2011
Established Date4:Converted to a third-level subdivision
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Andjou Koua
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1670
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:113523
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Tanda Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 113,523 and its seat is the settlement of Tanda. The sub-prefectures of the department are Amanvi, Diamba, Tanda, and Tchèdio.

History

Tanda Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou Department.[3]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Tanda Department was included in Zanzan Region.

In 2005, Tanda Department was divided with the split-off creation of Koun-Fao Department.[3] Tanda Department was divided again in 2009 with the creation of Transua Department.[3]

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, Tanda Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/445419.html "Tanda, à la découverte d’une mosaïque de traditions et de cultures"
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  3. http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"