Tiassalé Department

Tiassalé Department
Département de Tiassalé
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Tiassalé Department has had these boundaries since 2012.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
Region Agnéby-Tiassa
1988 Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
1997 Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012 Divided to create Taabo Dept
Departmental seat Tiassalé
Government[1]
  Prefect Jules Gouesse
Population (2014)
  Total 179,882[2]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Tiassalé Department is a department of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 179,882 and its seat is the settlement of Tiassalé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbolouville, Morokro, N'Douci, and Tiassalé.

History

Tiassalé Department upon its creation in 1988. It kept these boundaries until 2012, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.

Tiassalé Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.[3]

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

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, Tiassalé Department became part of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.

In 2012, two sub-prefectures were split from Tiassalé Department to create Taabo Department.[4]

Notes

Coordinates: 5°54′N 4°50′W / 5.900°N 4.833°W / 5.900; -4.833


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