Centre-Ouest Department
| Centre-Ouest Department Département de Centre-Ouest |
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| Department of Ivory Coast | |||||
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| Capital | Daloa | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sud-Ouest Dept | 1963 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1969 | |||
| Today part of | Haut-Sassandra, Gôh, and Nawa Regions | ||||
Centre-Ouest Department was a departments of Ivory Coast between 1963 and 1969. It was established in 1963 as a split-off from Sud-Ouest Department. During Centre-Ouest Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast.
Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Centre-Ouest Department was composed of Haut-Sassandra Region, Gôh Region, and Nawa Region.
In 1969, Centre-Ouest Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Centre-Ouest Department became the new departments of Daloa, Gagnoa, and Sassandra.
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