Sandégué Department

Sandégué Department Département de Sandégué
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Sandégué Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009. Location in Ivory Coast. Sandégué Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
2009	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bondoukou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Sandégué
Government
• Prefect	N'Guessan Konan Edouard Siba
Population (2014)
• Total	56,215
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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.