| Vavoua Department | |
| Native Name: | Département de Vavoua |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sassandra-Marahoué |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Haut-Sassandra |
| Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
| Seat: | Vavoua |
| Established Title: | 1988 |
| Established Date: | Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Daloa Dept |
| Established Title1: | 1997 |
| Established Date1: | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| Established Title2: | 2011 |
| Established Date2: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Prefect |
| Leader Name: | N'Cho Pierre Nzaire M'Bassidjé |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6320 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 477154 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Vavoua Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 477,154 and its seat is the settlement of Vavoua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bazra-Nattis, Dananon, Dania, Kétro-Bassam, Séitifla, and Vavoua.
Local industries include cocoa, cotton growing, and logging.
Vavoua Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Daloa Department.[4]
In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Vavoua Department was included in Haut-Sassandra 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, Vavoua Department remained part of the retained Haut-Sassandra Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.
Vavoua International School, a Christian missionary boarding school run by WEC International, was situated in the department, adjacent to the small village of Bouitafla, until the Second Ivorian Civil War forced its closing.