Ouaninou Department
Département d'Ouaninou | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in Ivory Coast. Ouaninou Department in dark green, Bafing region in light green. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| Region | Bafing |
| 2011 | Established via a division of Touba Dept |
| Departmental seat | Ouaninou |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Ballet Albert Zaouella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,260 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 65,981 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ouaninou Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 65,981 and its seat is the settlement of Ouaninou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbelo, Gouékan, Koonan, Ouaninou, Saboudougou, and Santa.
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.
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
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Regional seat: Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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