Tiébissou Department

Tiébissou Department Département de Tiébissou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Tiébissou Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Bélier
1998	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Yamoussoukro Dept
2005	Divided to create Didiévi Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Tiébissou
Government [1]
• Prefect	Pascal Kifory Ouattara
Area
• Total	2,480 km2 (960 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	116,321
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Tiébissou Department is a department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 116,321 and its seat is the settlement of Tiébissou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Lomokankro, Molonou, Tiébissou, and Yakpabo-Sakassou.

History

Tiébissou Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Yamoussoukro Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Lacs Region.

In 2005, Tiébissou Department was divided in order to create Didiévi Department.^[3]

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, Tiébissou Department became part of Bélier Region in Lacs District.

Notes

7°16′N 5°29′W / 7.267°N 5.483°W / 7.267; -5.483

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