page_title: Departments of Ivory Coast
section_title: 1969: 24 new departments
hierarchical_section_title: Departments of Ivory Coast / History / 1969: 24 new departments
caption_attribution_description: English: Locator map for the the 24 departments of Côte d'Ivoire that were established in 1969. These boundaries were consistent until 1974, when departments began to be divided. All of these departments still exist, except Abidjan. All the of remaining 23 departments except Agboville have since been divided one or more times and today have different boundaries. Key: 1. Abengourou 2. Abidjan 3. Aboisso 4. Adzopé 5. Agboville 6. Biankouma 7. Bondoukou 8. Bouaflé 9. Bouaké 10. Boundiali 11. Daloa 12. Danané 13. Dimbokro 14. Divo 15. Ferkessédougou 16. Gagnoa 17. Guiglo 18. Katiola 19. Korhogo 20. Man 21. Odienné 22. Sassandra 23. Séguéla 24. Touba
context_page_description: Departments of Ivory Coast are currently the third-level administrative subdivision of the country. Each of the 31 second-level regions of Ivory Coast is divided into two or more departments. Each department is divided into two or more sub-prefectures, which are the fourth-level subdivisions in Ivory Coast. As of 2016, there are 108 departments of Ivory Coast.
  There is one area of Ivory Coast that is not governed by departments: the portion of Comoé National Park that is within Zanzan District is not assigned to any department.
  Departments were first created in 1961. During their existence, they have been first-, second-, and third-level administrative subdivisions.
context_section_description: In 1969, the six departments were abolished and in their place 24 new departments were created. The following table illustrates how the old departments were divided into the new departments:
  Due to a lack of government resources, the 1969 changes were not fully implemented until 1974.
caption: The 24 new departments that were created in 1969. These boundaries were consistent until departments began to be divided in 1974.
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