Tabou Department

Tabou Department is a department of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 195,510 and its seat is the settlement of Tabou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dapo-Iboké, Djamandioké, Djouroutou, Grabo, Olodio, and Tabou. It is the southernmost department of Ivory Coast.

Tabou Department Département de Tabou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Tabou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1988.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	San-Pédro
1988	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sassandra Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Tabou
Government [1]
• Prefect	Yacouba Doumbia
Area
• Total	5,490 km^2 (2,120 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	195,510
• Density	36/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Tabou Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Sassandra Department.[3]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Tabou Department was included in Bas-Sassandra 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, Tabou Department became part of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District.

Transport

The department is serviced by Tabou Airport.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.