Bélier Region is one of the 31

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in

Toumodi Toumodi is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Toumodi Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. Toumodi is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or co ...

. Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect of Yamoussoukro was acting as region prefect of Bélier."Toumodi devient pleinement chef-lieu de région du Bélier"
LeBabi.net, 11 February 2017. Bélier is currently divided into four

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

: Didiévi,

Djékanou Djékanou is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Djékanou Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. Djékanou is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. In 2014, the populat ...

Tiébissou is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Tiébissou Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. Tiébissou is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

, and

History

The Bélier region is established in 2011 by the split of the former Lacs Région in the

Yamoussoukro Autonomous District Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, th ...

and the region of Bélier. With the regions of Iffou and N'Zi, it is included in the

Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs D ...

. At the time, Bélier is divided in three departments: Didiévi,

, and

. Toumodi is separated from the other departments by the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro. The provisional seat of the region is at Yamoussoukro. In 2012, the Toumodi department is split to create the

one. The same year, within the Lacs district, the region of N'Zi region is split in two to create Moronou region. The districts are abolished in 2014.''Loi n°2014-451 du 5 août 2014 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'Administration territoriale.'' In December 2016, the govern nominates a region prefect distinct from Yamoussoukro's, officialising the position of Toumodi as seat of the region.

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