Tabou Department is a
department of
San-Pédro Region
San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 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 San-Pédro and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,060,7 ...
in
Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...
,
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 270,482 and its seat is the settlement of
Tabou. The
sub-prefectures of the department are
Dapo-Iboké
Dapo-Iboké is a town in south-western Ivory Coast, near the border of Liberia. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District.
Dapo-Iboké was a Communes of Ivory Coast, c ...
,
Djamandioké,
Djouroutou,
Grabo,
Olodio, and
Tabou. It is the southernmost department of Ivory Coast.
History
Tabou Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from
Sassandra Department
Sassandra Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 353,228 and its seat is the settlement of Sassandra. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dakpadou, Grihiri, Lobaku ...
.
"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. Tabou Department was included in Bas-Sassandra Region.
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, Tabou Department became part of San-Pédro Region
San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 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 San-Pédro and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,060,7 ...
in Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...
.
Transport
The department is serviced by Tabou Airport
Tabou Airport is an airport serving Tabou, Côte d'Ivoire.
See also
*Transport in Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast invested remarkably in its transport system. Transport Infrastructures are much more developed than they are other West African c ...
.
Notes
Departments of San-Pédro Region
1988 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1988
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