Est Department was one a

departments of Ivory Coast Departments of Ivory Coast () are currently the third-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast, subdivision of the country. Each of the 31 second-level regions of Ivory Coast is divided into two or more departments. (The autonomous distri ...

between 1963 and 1969. It was established in 1963 as a split-off from

Sud-Est Department Sud-Est (French, ) or Sidès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "South East") is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It has an area of 2,034.10 km2 and a population of 632,601 (2015). Its capital is Jacmel. History T ...

. During Est Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively Decentralization, decentralised state. The country divided into 14 Districts of Ivory Coast, districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The other 12 districts are subdivided in ...

. Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Est Department was composed of

Indénié-Djuablin Region Indénié-Djuablin Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Abengourou. Other important towns are Agnibilekrou, Bettié and Niablé ...

and

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 ...

. In 1969, Est Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Est Department became the new departments of

Abengourou Abengourou is a city in eastern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department. Abengourou is primarily populated by the A ...

and

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 ...

References

"Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
''statoids.com'', accessed 17 February 2016. Former departments of Ivory Coast 1963 establishments in Ivory Coast 1969 disestablishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1963 States and territories disestablished in 1969 {{IvoryCoast-geo-stub