Country Ivory Coast Region Grands-Ponts Area 678 km² | District Lagunes Departmental seat Jacqueville Population 56,308 (2014) | |
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1998 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision | ||
Jacqueville Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 56,308 and its seat is the settlement of Jacqueville. The sub-prefectures of the department are Attoutou and Jacqueville.
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Map of Jacqueville, The Ivory Coast
History
Jacqueville Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department. At its creation, it was part of Lagunes 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, Jacqueville Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lacs District.
References
Jacqueville Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA