Téhini Department

Téhini Department Département de Téhini
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Téhini Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2011.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Bounkani
2011	Established via a division of Bouna Dept
Departmental seat	Téhini
Government[1]
• Prefect	Amani Tiémoko
Population (2014)
• Total	41,350[2]
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Téhini Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 41,350 and its seat is the settlement of Téhini. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gogo, Téhini, and Tougbo.

History

Téhini 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 and Doropo Department were created by splitting Bouna Department into three departments and a fourth area in Comoé National Park that is not governed by a department.

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.

Coordinates: 9°36′N 3°40′W / 9.600°N 3.667°W