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Denguélé District
Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné. Creation Denguélé District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. The territory of the district was composed of the former Denguélé Region. Administrative divisions Denguélé District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments: * Folon Region (region seat in Minignan) ** Kaniasso Department ** Minignan Department * Kabadougou Region (region seat also in Odienné) ** Gbéléban Department ** Madinani Department ** Odienné Department ** Samatiguila Department ** Séguélon Department Séguélon Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ivory Coast
The districts of Ivory Coast (french: districts de Côte d’Ivoire) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. The districts were created in 2011 in an effort to further decentralise the state,"Décentralisation : Le gouvernement créé 12 districts et 30 régions" abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions but in practice most of them have not yet begun to function as governmental entities. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minignan Department
Minignan Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 61,637 and its seat is the settlement of Minignan. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures of the department are Kimbirila-Nord, Minignan, Sokoro, and Tienko. History Minignan Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department. statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of Denguélé Region. In 2011, Districts of Ivory Coast, 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, Minigna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, the district of Yamoussoukro covers among rolling hills and plains. Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of the Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of Lacs Region. The district was created in 2011 and is split into the departments of Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro. In total, the district contains 169 settlements. Yamoussoukro is a sub-prefecture in Yamoussoukro Department and is also a commune: since 2012, the city of Yamoussoukro has been the sole commune in the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro. History Prehistory Stone tools found in the country from hundreds of thousands of years ago show that the area aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séguélon Department
Séguélon Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 33,585 and its seat is the settlement of Séguélon. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbongaha and Séguélon Séguélon is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Séguélon Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative d .... History Séguélon Department was created in 2012 by dividing Madinani Department. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samatiguila Department
Samatiguila Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 19,710, making it the least-populous department in the country. The departmental seat is the settlement of Samatiguila. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kimbirila-Sud and Samatiguila. History Samatiguila Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department. statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of . In 2011, |
Odienné Department
Odienné Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 156,730 and its seat is the settlement of Odienné. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bako, Bougousso, Dioulatièdougou, Odienné, and Tiémé. History Odienné 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 Nord Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 2005 the department occupied the territory of Denguélé District. In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. The territory of Odienné Department was co-extensive with that of Denguélé Region from 1997 to 2005. In 2005, Odienné Department was divided into three in order to create Madinani Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madinani Department
Madinani Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 50,248 and its seat is the settlement of Madinani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fengolo, Madinani, and N'Goloblasso. History Madinani Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department. statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of . In 2011, were introduced as new first-level sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gbéléban Department
Gbéléban Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 29,532 and its seat is the settlement of Gbéléban. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbéléban, Samango and Seydougou Seydougou is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Gbéléban Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District, adjacent to the border with Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, off .... History Gbéléban Department was created in 2012 by dividing Odienné Department. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabadougou Region
Kabadougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Odienné and the region's population in the 2021 census was 289,806. Kabadougou is currently divided into five departments: Gbéléban, Madinani, Odienné, Samatiguila, and Séguélon Séguélon is a town in northwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Séguélon Department in Kabadougou Region, Denguélé District Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative d .... Notes Regions of Denguélé District States and territories established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast {{Denguélé-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaniasso Department
Kaniasso Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 84,572 and its seat is the settlement of Kaniasso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Goulia, Kaniasso and Mahandiana-Sokourani. History Kaniasso 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 was created by splitting Minignan Department Minignan Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 61,637 and its seat is the settlement of Minignan. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures .... Notes States and territories established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast Departments of Folon Region {{Denguélé-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odienné
Odienné () is a town in the northwestern part of Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Denguélé District and Kabadougou Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Odienné Department. The town of Odienné was founded by Malinké people under Vakaba Touré. Later, Samory Touré founded a support base in the town. Features of Odienné include a large mosque, nearby gold mines, and Vakaba Touré's tomb located in Odienné. The town is served by Odienné Airport. The Stade Municipal is a multi-purpose stadium in the town. St. Augustine Cathedral serves as the cathedral and headquarters for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné, of which Antoine Koné is the bishop. History It is thought that the area surrounding Odienné was first settled by the Senufo people and the Mandinka people. The founding of the town is credited to Vakaba Touré (1800–58), who also founded the Kabadougou Empire, of which Odienné was the capital. The French explorer Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minignan
Minignan (also spelled Maninian) is a town in north-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Minignan Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Folon Region in Denguélé District. History The French explorer René Caillié stopped at Minignan in 1827 on his journey from Boké, in present-day Guinea, to Timbuktu in Mali. He was travelling with a caravan transporting kola nuts to Djenné Djenné ( Bambara: ߘߖߋߣߣߋ tr. Djenne; also known as Djénné, Jenné and Jenne) is a Songhai people town and an urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. The town is the administrative centre of the Djenné Cercle, on .... He described the village in his book ''Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo''. We halted towards two o'clock at Manegnan inignan a village inhabited by Bambaras; it contains about eight or nine hundred inhabitants; the natives call this part of the country Foulou, and like the Wassoulos they speak the Mandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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