Zuénoula Department

Zuénoula Department Département de Zuénoula
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zuénoula Department has these boundaries since 2020.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Marahoué
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaflé Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2020	Divided to create the Gohitafla Dept
Departmental seat	Zuénoula
Government [1]
• Prefect	Basile Niamkey
Area [2]
• Total	2,196 km^2 (848 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	184,882
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Zuénoula Department is a department of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 184,882 and its seat is the settlement of Zuénoula. The sub-prefectures of the department are Iriéfla, Kanzra, Vouéboufla, and Zanzra.

History

Zuénoula Department was created in 1980 as first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaflé Department.[4] In 1991, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast;[5] as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Zuénoula Department was included in Centre-Ouest Region. In 1996, this region was split in two and Zuénoula Department was transferred to the Bouaflé Region,[6] renamed Marahoué Region in 1997.[7]

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, Zuénoula Department remained part of the retained Marahoué Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.

In 2020, it was divided to create the Gohitafla Department.[8]

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 de la Marahoué", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
5. “Décret n° 91-10 du 16 Décembre 1991 portant création de dix circonscriptions administratives régionales.”
6. “Décret n° 96-665 du 28 août 1996 portant changement de dénomination de la région du Centre-Est, modification du ressort territorial des régions du Centre, du Centre-Nord, du Centre-Ouest et création de deux nouvelles circonscriptions administratives régionales.”
7. “Décret n° 97-19 du 15 janvier 1997 portant changement de dénomination des circonscriptions administratives régionales.”
8. “Décret n°2020-267 du 30 Septembre 2020 portant création de circonscriptions administratives”.

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