Country Ivory Coast Region Gontougo Area 1,060 km² | District Zanzan Departmental seat Transua Population 83,478 (2014) | |
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2009 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Tanda Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision | ||
Transua Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 83,478 and its seat is the settlement of Transua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Assuéfry, Kouassia-Niaguini, and Transua.
History
Transua Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Tanda 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, Transua Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District.
References
Transua Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA