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Centre Ouest Department

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Capital
  
Daloa

Centre-Ouest Department

Today part of
  
Haut-Sassandra, Gôh, and Nawa Regions

Centre-Ouest Department was a departments of Ivory Coast between 1963 and 1969. It was established in 1963 as a split-off from Sud-Ouest Department. During Centre-Ouest Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Centre-Ouest Department was composed of Haut-Sassandra Region, Gôh Region, and Nawa Region.

In 1969, Centre-Ouest Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Centre-Ouest Department became the new departments of Daloa, Gagnoa, and Sassandra.

References

Centre-Ouest Department Wikipedia