Lakota Department

Lakota Department Département de Lakota
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Lakota Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1980.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Gôh-Djiboua
Region	Lôh-Djiboua
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Lakota
Government [1]
• Prefect	Yahala Coulibaly
Area
• Total	2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	334,235
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

The Lakota Department is a department of the Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 334,235 and its seat is the settlement of Lakota. The sub-prefectures of the department are Djidji, Gagoré, Goudouko, Lakota, Niambézaaria, and Zikisso.

Lakota Department was created in 1980 as a split-off from Divo 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. Lakota Department was included in the Sud-Bandama Region.

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, Lakota Department became part of Lôh-Djiboua Region in the Gôh-Djiboua District.