Ouaninou Department
Ouaninou Department
Département d'Ouaninou | |
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.svg) Location in Ivory Coast. Ouaninou Department in dark green, Bafing region in light green. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| 2011 | Established via a division of Touba Dept |
| Departmental seat | Ouaninou |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Ballet Albert Zaouella |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,260 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 65,981 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ouaninou Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 65,981 and its seat is the settlement of Ouaninou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbelo, Gouékan, Koonan, Ouaninou, Saboudougou, and Santa.
History
[edit]Ouaninou Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Touba Department.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
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Regional seat: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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