Zuénoula Department

Zuénoula Department Département de Zuénoula
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zuénoula Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1980.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Marahoué
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaflé Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Zuénoula
Government[1]
• Prefect	Basile Niamkey
Area[2]
• Total	3,252 km^2 (1,256 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
• Total	214,646
• Density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Zuénoula Department is a department of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 214,646 and its seat is the settlement of Zuénoula. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gohitafla, Iriéfla, Kanzra, Maminigui, Vouéboufla, Zanzra, and Zuénoula.

History

Zuénoula Department was created in 1980 as first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaflé Department.^[4] In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Zuénoula Department was included in Marahoué 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, Zuénoula Department remained part of the retained Marahoué Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué 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. "Découverte de la Marahoué", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 7°26′N 6°3′W / 7.433°N 6.050°W