Zouan-Hounien Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Zouan-Hounien |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Montagnes |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Tonkpi |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Zouan-Hounien |
Established Title: | 2005 |
Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Danané Dept |
Established Title1: | 2011 |
Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Lancina Fofana |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1370 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 250,938 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Zouan-Hounien Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 250,938 and its seat is the settlement of Zouan-Hounien. The sub-prefectures of the department are Banneu, Bin-Houyé, Goulaleu, Téapleu, Yelleu, and Zouan-Hounien.
Zouan-Hounien Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Danané Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Dix-Huit Montagnes 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, Zouan-Hounien Department became part of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District.