page_title: Tanda Department
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tanda Department / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Locator map for Tanda Department in Côte d'Ivoire when it was created in 1988. Tanda Department kept these boundaries until 2005, but other boundary changes to subdivisions of Côte d'Ivoire began to be made in 1995.
context_page_description: Tanda Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 77,555 and its seat is the settlement of Tanda. The sub-prefectures of the department are Amanvi, Diamba, Tanda, and Tchèdio.
context_section_description: Tanda Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou 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. Tanda Department was included in Zanzan Region.
  In 2005, Tanda Department was divided with the split-off creation of Koun-Fao Department. Tanda Department was divided again in 2009 with the creation of Transua 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, Tanda Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.
caption: Tanda Department upon its creation in 1988. It kept these boundaries until 2005, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.
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