Abidjan Department
Département d'Abidjan | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Ivory Coast. Abidjan Department has had these boundaries since 1998. Darker shade: City of Abidjan. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Abidjan |
| 1969 | Established as a first-level subdivision |
| 1988 | Divided to create Grand-Lahou and Tiassalé Depts |
| 1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| 1998 | Divided to create Alépé, Dabou, and Jacqueville Depts |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| 2011 | Transferred from Lagunes Region to Abidjan Autonomous District |
| Departmental seat | Abidjan |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Sidiki Diakité |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,119 km2 (818 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 6,321,017 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Abidjan Department (French: Département d'Abidjan, pronounced [depaʁtəmɑ̃ d‿abidʒɑ̃]) is a department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same.[3]
- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- ^ "Loi n° 2014-453 du 05 août 2014 portant statut du District Autonome d'Abidjan".