Transua Department is a department of

Gontougo Region Gontougo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bondoukou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 917,828. Gontougo i ...

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 ...

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 112,842 and its seat is the settlement of

Transua Transua is a town in the far east of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Transua Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District Zanzan District (, ) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Iv ...

. The sub-prefectures of the department are Assuéfry, Kouassia-Niaguini, and

History

Transua Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Tanda Department Tanda Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 113,523 and its seat is the settlement of Tanda, Ivory Coast, Tanda. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, su ...

."Cote d'Ivoire: Décentralisation - Transua devient Préfecture."
''Fraternité Matin'' 18 August 2008. At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Transua Department became part of

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