Jacqueville Department

Jacqueville Department
Département de Jacqueville
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Jacqueville Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
Region Grands-Ponts
1998 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat Jacqueville
Government[1]
  Prefect Kouamé Jean-Noël N'Da
Area[2]
  Total 678 km2 (262 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 56,308
  Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Jacqueville Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 56,308 and its seat is the settlement of Jacqueville. The sub-prefectures of the department are Attoutou and Jacqueville.

History

Jacqueville Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Lagunes 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, Jacqueville Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lacs District.

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Découverte des Grands Ponts", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 5°9′N 4°24′W / 5.150°N 4.400°W / 5.150; -4.400


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