Yamoussoukro Department is a department 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 ...

. The department houses the

political capital Political capital (PC) refers to an individual's ability to influence political decisions. Political capital can be understood as a metaphor used in political theory to conceptualize the accumulation of resources and power built through relatio ...

of Ivory Coast,

Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the ...

, and is one of two departments in the

Yamoussoukro Autonomous District Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the ...

Population and sub-prefectures

In the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro Department had a population of 310,056."Côte d'Ivoire"
geohive.com, accessed 24 February 2016. The department is divided into two sub-prefectures,

and

Kossou Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou Lake Kossou () is Côte d'Ivoire's largest la ...

History

Yamoussoukro Department was established in 1988 as first-level subdivision by dividing

Bouaké Department Bouaké Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Gbêkê Region in Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 931,851 making it the second most populous department in the country behind Abidjan Department ...

."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. Yamoussoukro Department was included in

Lacs Region Lacs Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Yamoussoukro and its area was 8,875 km2. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is the Auto ...

. In 1998, Yamoussoukro Department was divided in order to create

Tiébissou Department Tiébissou Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 116,321 and its seat is the settlement of Tiébissou. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectures ...

. Yamoussoukro Department was divided again in 2009 to create

Attiégouakro Department Attiégouakro Department is a department of Ivory Coast. It is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. Population and sub-prefectures In the 2021 census, Attiégouakro Department had a population of 49,513. The department ...

. 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, Yamoussoukro Department became part of

, one of two districts in the country with no regions.

Notes

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