Ouaninou Department
Ouaninou Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 48,805 and its seat is the settlement of Ouaninou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbelo, Gouékan, Koonan, Ouaninou, Saboudougou, and Santa.
Ouaninou Department Département d'Ouaninou | |
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 Location in Ivory Coast. Ouaninou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2011. | |
| Country |  |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| 2011 | Established via a division of Touba Dept |
| Departmental seat | Ouaninou |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Ballet Albert Zaouella |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 48,805[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History
Ouaninou Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Touba Department.
Notes
- "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Regional seat: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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