Taï Department

Taï Department Département de Taï
Department
Location (dark green) in Cavally region (light green) and Montagnes district (orange) in Ivory Coast. Taï Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2013.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Cavally
2013	Established via a division of Guiglo Dept
Departmental seat	Taï
Government [1]
• Prefect	Aka Kassi Bio
Area [2]
• Total	4,220 km^2 (1,630 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	117,387
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Taï Department is a department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 117,387 and its seat is the settlement of Taï. The sub-prefectures of the department are Taï and Zagné.

History

Taï Department was created in 2013 by dividing Guiglo Department.[4] Ongoing instability in the south-western portion of the country prompted the creation of the department.[5]

Notes

1. Saint-Tra Bi, "Taï : Le premier préfet prend fonction" Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, fratmat.info, 30 April 2013.
2. "Présentation de la Région du Cavally", cavally.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
4. "Le décret n° 2013-179 du 22 mars 2013 portant création du Département de Tai", depse.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
5. "La sous-préfecture de Taï érigée en chef-lieu de département", abidjan.net, 22 March 2013.

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