Danané Department

Danané Department
Département de Danané
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Danané Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
1969 Established as a first-level subdivision
1997 Converted to a second-level subdivision
2005 Divided to create Zouan-Hounien Dept
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat Danané
Government[1]
 • Prefect Sékou Konaté
Population (2014)
 • Total 267,148[2]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Danané Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 267,148 and its seat is the settlement of Danané. The sub-prefectures of the department are Daleu, Danané, Gbon-Houyé, Kouan-Houlé, Mahapleu, Séileu, and Zonneu.

History

Danané Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 2005, but other departments began to be divided in 1974.

Danané Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Ouest Department.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Danané Department was included in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region.

The territory of the department was unchanged until 2005, when it was divided in order to create Zouan-Hounien 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, Danané Department became part of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes 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. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 7°16′N 8°10′W / 7.267°N 8.167°W / 7.267; -8.167


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