Abidjan Department
| Abidjan Department Département d'Abidjan | |
|---|---|
| Department | |
 Location in Ivory Coast. Abidjan Department has had these boundaries since 1998 | |
| Country |
 Ivory Coast |
| District | Abidjan |
| 1969 | Established as a first-level subdivision |
| 1988 | Divided to create Grand-Lahou and Tiassalé Depts |
| 1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| 1998 | Divided to create Alépé, Dabou, and Jacqueville Depts |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| 2011 | Transferred from Lagunes Region to Abidjan Autonomous District |
| Departmental seat | Abidjan |
| Government[1] | |
| • Prefect | Sidiki Diakité |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,119 km2 (818 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,707,404 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Abidjan Department is a department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same.[3]
History
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Abidjan Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Sud Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1988 the department encompassed all of the Abidjan Autonomous District; all of Grands-Ponts Region; all of Agnéby-Tiassa Region, with the exception of Agboville Department; and Alépé Department in La Mé Region.
Abidjan Department was divided into three parts in 1988 in order to create Grand-Lahou Department and Tiassalé 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. Abidjan Department was included as part of Lagunes Region. Abidjan Department was divided again in 1998 in order to create Alépé, Dabou, and Jacqueville Departments.
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, Abidjan Department became part of Abidjan Autonomous District, one of two districts in the country with no regions. Abidjan Department and the Abidjan Autonomous District share the same territory.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Loi n° 2014-453 du 05 août 2014 portant statut du District Autonome d'Abidjan".
- ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
