Zouan-Hounien Department

Zouan-Hounien Department Département de Zouan-Hounien
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zouan-Hounien Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005. Location in Ivory Coast. Zouan-Hounien Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Tonkpi
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Danané Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Zouan-Hounien
Government
• Prefect	Lancina Fofana
Population (2014)
• Total	195,082
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Zouan-Hounien Department is a department of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 195,082 and its seat is the settlement of Zouan-Hounien. The sub-prefectures of the department are Banneu, Bin-Houyé, Goulaleu, Téapleu, Yelleu, and Zouan-Hounien.

History

Zouan-Hounien Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Danané Department. At its creation, it was part of Dix-Huit Montagnes 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, Zouan-Hounien Department became part of Tonkpi Region in Montagnes District.