Sandégué Department

Sandégué Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 69,742 and its seat is the settlement of Sandégué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bandakagni-Tomora, Dimandougou, Sandégué, and Yorobodi.

Sandégué Department Département de Sandégué
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Sandégué Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
2009	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Sandégué
Government [1]
• Prefect	N'Guessan Konan Edouard Siba
Area
• Total	2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	69,742
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Sandégué Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Sandégué Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan 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. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

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