Bondoukou Department

Bondoukou Department Département de Bondoukou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Bondoukou Department has had these boundaries since 2009.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
1969	Established as a first-level subdivision
1974	Divided to create Bouna Dept
1988	Divided to create Tanda Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2009	Divided to create Sandégué Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Bondoukou
Government
• Prefect	François Germain Goun
Area
• Total	9,978 km2 (3,853 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	333,707
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bondoukou Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 333,707 and its seat is the settlement of Bondoukou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Appimandoum, Bondo, Bondoukou, Gouméré, Laoudi-Ba, Pinda-Boroko, Sapli-Sépingo, Sorobango, Tabagne, Tagadi, Taoudi, and Yézimala. It is the easternmost and largest department of Ivory Coast.

Boundoukou Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Est Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1974 the department occupied the same territory that is today Zanzan District.

In 1974, Boundoukou Department was divided to create Bouna Department. From 1974 to 1988, Bondoukou Department occupied the same territory that is today Gontougo Region. In 1988, Boundoukou Department was divided a second time to create Tanda Department.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Bondoukou Department was included as part of Zanzan Region.

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