M'Bahiakro Department

M'Bahiakro Department Département de M'Bahiakro
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. M'Bahiakro Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
Region	Iffou
1985	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaké Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2005	Divided to create Prikro Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2014	Converted back to a second-level subdivision
Departmental seat	M'Bahiakro
Government [1]
• Prefect	Diby Konan
Area
• Total	2,560 km^2 (990 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	78,369
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

M'Bahiakro Department is a department of Iffou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 78,369 and its seat is the settlement of M'Bahiakro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bonguéra, Kondossou, and M'Bahiakro.

History

M'Bahiakro Department upon its creation in 1985. It kept these boundaries until 2005, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.

M'Bahiakro Department was created in 1985 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaké Department.[3]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. M'Bahiakro Department was included in N'Zi-Comoé Region.

In 2005, the M'Bahiakro Department was divided in order to create Prikro Department.[4]

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, M'Bahiakro Department became part of Iffou Region in Lacs District. Districts were suppressed in 2014.[5]

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. [1] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
3. Décret n°85-1086 du 17 octobre 1985 cited by Akira Sato. "L'évolution historique de la subdivision territoriale administrative en Côte d'Ivoire" in Akira Sato (ed.). L'administration locale en Côte d'Ivoire. Africa Research Series N°10. Chiba: 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). 2003
4. Décret n°2005-251 du 07 juillet 2005.
5. Loi n°2014-451 du 05 août 2014 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'Administration Territoriale.

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