Bondoukou Department is a department of

Gontougo Region Gontougo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bondoukou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 917,828. Gontougo i ...

Zanzan District Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in ...

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

. In 2021, its population was 453,841 and its seat is the settlement of

Bondoukou Bondoukou (var. Bonduku, Bontuku) is a city in northeastern Ivory Coast, 420 km northeast of Abidjan. It is the seat of both Zanzan District and Gontougo Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Departme ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Appimandoum, Bondo,

Gouméré Gouméré (also spelled Gombélé) is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative dist ...

, Laoudi-Ba, Pinda-Boroko,

Sapli-Sépingo Sapli-Sépingo is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. ...

Sorobango Sorobango is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast, near the border of Ghana. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District. The sub-prefecture extends further east than any other s ...

, Tabagne, Tagadi, Taoudi, and Yézimala. It is the easternmost department of Ivory Coast.

History

Boundoukou 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 Est Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1974 the department occupied the same territory that is today

. In 1974, Boundoukou Department was divided to create

Bouna Department Bouna Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 178,081 and its seat is the settlement of Bouna. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bouko, Bouna, Ondéfidouo, and Yound ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. From 1974 to 1988, Bondoukou Department occupied the same territory that is today

. In 1988, Boundoukou Department was divided a second time to create

Tanda Department Tanda Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 113,523 and its seat is the settlement of Tanda, Ivory Coast, Tanda. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, su ...

. In 1997,

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Bondoukou Department was included as part of Zanzan Region. Boundoukou Department was divided a third time in 2009 to create

Sandégué Department Sandégué Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 69,742 and its seat is the settlement of Sandégué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bandakagni-Tomora, Dimandougou ...

. In 2011,

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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, Boundoukou Department became part of

Maps of historical boundaries

File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg, Bondoukou Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1974, when it became one of the first of the 24 new departments to be divided. File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1974-80).jpg, Bondoukou Department from 1974 to 1988. (Other departments began to be divided in 1980.) File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95).jpg, Bondoukou Department from 1988 to 2009. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 1995.)

Notes

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