Country Ivory Coast Region Gontougo Local time Tuesday 1:37 PM | District Zanzan Departmental seat Sandégué Population 56,215 (2014) | |
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2009 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision Weather 39°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 32% Humidity | ||
Sandégué Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 56,215 and its seat is the settlement of Sandégué. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bandakagni-Tomora, Dimandougou, Sandégué, and Yorobodi.
History
Sandégué Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bondoukou Department. At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Sandégué Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.
References
Sandégué Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA