page_title: Yamoussoukro Department
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yamoussoukro Department / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Locator map for Yamoussoukro Department in Côte d'Ivoire when the it was created in 1988. Yamoussoukro Department kept these boundaries until 1998, but other boundary changes began to be made in 1995.
context_page_description: Yamoussoukro Department is a department of Ivory Coast. The department houses the political capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro, and is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.
context_section_description: Yamoussoukro Department was established in 1988 as first-level subdivision by dividing Bouaké 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. Yamoussoukro Department was included in Lacs Region.
  In 1998, Yamoussoukro Department was divided in order to create Tiébissou Department. Yamoussoukro Department was divided again in 2009 to create Attiégouakro Department.
  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, Yamoussoukro Department became part of Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, one of two districts in the country with no regions.
caption: Yamoussoukro Department upon its creation in 1988. It kept these boundaries until 1998, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.
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