Transua Department

Transua Department Département de Transua
Department
Location in Gonougo Region (brighter green) and Ivory Coast. Transua Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
Region	Gontougo
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Tanda Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2014	Converted back to a second-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Transua
Government [1]
• Prefect	Adja Kio Gossan
Area [2]
• Total	1,130 km^2 (440 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	112,842
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Transua Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 112,842 and its seat is the settlement of Transua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Assuéfry, Kouassia-Niaguini, and Transua.

History

Transua Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Tanda Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Transua Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan 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. "Cartographie de Transua", abidjan.net, 28 November 2012.
3. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
4. "Cote d'Ivoire: Décentralisation - Transua devient Préfecture." Fraternité Matin 18 August 2008.

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