Centre Department (Ivory Coast)

Centre Department Département de Centre
Department of Ivory Coast
1961–1969
The location of Centre Department in Ivory Coast. The boundaries of the other departments are those that existed in 1963–69.
Capital		Bouaké
History
•	Established as a first-level subdivision	1961
•	Disestablished	1969
Today part of		Lacs, Vallée du Bandama, and Yamoussoukro Autonomous Districts; Marahoué Region

Centre Department was one of the original four departments of Ivory Coast. It was established in 1961, along with Nord Department, Sud-Est Department, and Sud-Ouest Department. During Centre Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Centre Department was composed of Lacs District, Marahoué Region, Vallée du Bandama District, and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

In 1969, Centre Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Centre Department became the new departments of Bouaflé, Bouaké, Dimbokro, and Katiola.

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