Ouest Department (originally Sud-Ouest Department) was one of the original four

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 ...

. It was established in 1961, along with Centre Department, Nord Department, and

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 Ouest 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 ...

. The department was established as Sud-Ouest Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Sud-Ouest Department was composed of

Haut-Sassandra Region Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 15,190 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 1,739,697, making ...

Gôh Region Gôh Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District. The region's seat is Gagnoa and its area is 7327 km². At the 2021 census, the region had a populat ...

Montagnes District Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sassandra-Marahou ...

, and

Nawa Region Nawa Region is one of the 31 Regions of Ivory Coast, regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 cens ...

. In 1963,

Centre-Ouest Department Centre-Ouest Department was a department of Ivory Coast between 1963 and 1969. It was established in 1963 as a split-off from Sud-Ouest Department. During Centre-Ouest Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdiv ...

was created by dividing Sud-Ouest Department. As a result of this division, Sud-Ouest Department was renamed Ouest Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, in 1963 Ouest Department occupied the same territory as

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

Biankouma Biankouma is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of Biankouma Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Biankouma is also a commune. The town is divided into old and new towns, the old town buildings being he ...

Danané Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kilome ...

Guiglo Guiglo is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Guiglo Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Cavally Region in Montagnes District. Guiglo is located on the Nzo River, a tributary of the Sassandra Ri ...

, and

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References

"Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
''statoids.com'', accessed 17 February 2016. Former departments of Ivory Coast 1961 establishments in Ivory Coast 1969 disestablishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1961 States and territories disestablished in 1969 {{Montagnes-geo-stub