M'Bahiakro Department

M'Bahiakro Department
Département de M'Bahiakro
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. M'Bahiakro Department has had these boundaries since 2005.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lacs
Region Iffou
1988 Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaké Dept
1997 Converted to a second-level subdivision
2005 Divided to create Prikro Dept
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat M'Bahiakro
Government[1]
 • Prefect Diby Konan
Population (2014)
 • Total 79,768[2]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

M'Bahiakro Department is a department of Iffou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 79,768 and its seat is the settlement of M'Bahiakro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bonguéra, Kondossou, and M'Bahiakro.

History

M'Bahiakro Department upon its creation in 1988. It kept these boundaries until 2005, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.

M'Bahiakro Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaké 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. M'Bahiakro Department was included in N'Zi-Comoé Region.

In 2005, the M'Bahiakro Department was divided in order to create Prikro Department.[3]

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, M'Bahiakro Department became part of Iffou Region in Lacs 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. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 7°28′N 4°20′W / 7.467°N 4.333°W / 7.467; -4.333


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