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Districts of Ivory Coast

Districts of Ivory Coast

Administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast

The districts of Ivory Coast (French: districts de Côte d’Ivoire) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. The districts were created in 2011 in an effort to further decentralise the state.[1][2]

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There are 14 autonomous districts. Except for the two autonomous districts around the cities of Yamoussoukro and Abidjan, the remaining 12 autonomous districts are further subdivided into 31 regions, which are further subdivided into 108 third-level subdivisions, the departments (French: départements). Departments are subdivided into 510 sub-prefectures (French: sous-préfectures). The lowest level of administrative organisation, which exist in limited numbers, is the commune. Although they are not divided into regions, the autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro do contain departments, sub-prefectures, and communes.

Governance and purpose

Each district is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the council of ministers (cabinet) of the national government.[3][4]

Districts have been given four primary responsibilities:[3]

  1. to administer major development projects in the district;
  2. to balance the application of state investments and programmes throughout the district in order to minimise regional disparities;
  3. to promote the economic and cultural potentials of large groups; and
  4. to combat regionalism.

List of districts

Districts of Ivory Coast

The following is the list of districts, district capitals and each district's regions

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2011 administrative subdivision changes

Regions of Ivory Coast prior to 2011

Prior to September 2011, Ivory Coast's first-level administrative subdivisions were 19 regions. In 2011, the regions were reorganized into the 14 districts (12 regular districts and 2 autonomous districts).[1][2] Then in 2021, all districts were made autonomous.[7] The following is a summary of how the districts were constructed from the former regions:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Décentralisation : Le gouvernement créé 12 districts et 30 régions", abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. [3]
    Ordonnance n° 2011-262 du 28 septembre 2011 portant orientation de l'organisation générale de l'administration territoriale de l'Etat Archived 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. [4]
    "DISTRICTS AUTONOMES DE COTE D'IVOIRE : LES MINISTRES, GOUVERNEURS NOMMES". gouv.ci. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire". Statoids. Institut National de la Statistique, Côte d'Ivoire.
  6. [6]
    While Yamoussoukro is the seat of Bélier region, the city itself is not part of the region.
  7. [7]
    "DECENTRALISATION : 12 NOUVEAUX DISTRICTS AUTONOMES CREES". gouv.ci. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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