Tengréla Department (also spelled Tingréla) is a

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of Bagoué Region in Savanes District,

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. In 2021, its population was 141,761 and its seat is the settlement of Tengréla. The sub-prefectures of the department are

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, Kanakono,

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, and Tengréla. It is the northernmost department of Ivory Coast.

History

Tengréla Department was created in 1980 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Boundiali Department."Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"
statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Tengréla Department was included in Savanes Region. 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, Tengréla Department became part of Bagoué Region in Savanes District.

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