Didiévi Department

Didiévi Department Département de Didiévi
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Didiévi Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Bélier
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Tiébissou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Didiévi
Government [1]
• Prefect	René Kouakou N'Guessan Dossan
Area
• Total	1,700 km^2 (700 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	93,629
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Didiévi Department is a department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 93,629 and its seat is the settlement of Didiévi. The sub-prefectures of the department are Boli, Didiévi, Molonou-Blé, Raviart, and Tié-N'Diékro.

History

Didiévi Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Tiébissou Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Lacs 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, Didiévi Department became part of Bélier 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. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

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