Séguéla Department is a department of

Worodougou Region Worodougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is currently one of three regions of Woroba District. The region's seat is Séguéla. The region's population in the 2021 census was 429,812. Departments Worodougou is currently divided ...

Woroba District Woroba District () is one of 14 administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It is in the northwest part of the country. Its capital is Séguéla. Creation Woroba District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of ...

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 298,384 and its seat is the settlement of

Séguéla Séguéla is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Woroba District and the Worodougou Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Séguéla Department Séguéla Department is a Departments of Ivory C ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bobi-Diarabana, Dualla, Kamalo, Massala,

Sifié Sifié is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Séguéla Department in Worodougou Region, Woroba District Woroba District () is one of 14 administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It is in the northwest part of ...

, and Worofla.

History

Séguéla 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 1980 the department occupied the territory that is

and

Béré Region Béré Region (originally known as Koyadougou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Woroba District. The seat of the region is Mankono and the region's population in t ...

. In 1980, Séguéla Department was divided to create

Mankono Department Mankono Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 271,894 and its seat is the settlement of Mankono. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures of t ...

."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. 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. Séguéla Department was included as part of

. In 2009, what was left of Séguéla Department was divided again to create

Kani Department Kani Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Worodougou Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 131,428, and its seat was the settlement of Kani, Ivory Coast, Kani. The department’s sub-prefectures o ...

. In 2011,

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

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, Séguéla Department remained part of the retained

Notes

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