Grand-Lahou Department

Grand-Lahou Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 151,313 and its seat is the settlement of Grand-Lahou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ahouanou, Bacanda, Ebonou, Grand-Lahou, and Toukouzou.

Grand-Lahou Department Département de Grand-Lahou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Grand-Lahou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1988.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	Grands-Ponts
1988	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Grand-Lahou
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouamé Jean-Baptiste Zamélé
Area [2]
• Total	2,562 km^2 (989 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	151,313
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Grand-Lahou Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.[4]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Grand-Lahou Department was included in Lagunes Region.

In 2011, districts 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, Grand-Lahou Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Découverte des Grands Ponts", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.