Madinani Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 50,248 and its seat is the settlement of Madinani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fengolo, Madinani, and N'Goloblasso.

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Madinani Department Département de Madinani
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Madinani Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Denguélé
Region	Kabadougou
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Odienné Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Madinani
Government [1]
• Prefect	Ibrahima Bayo
Area
• Total	3,160 km2 (1,220 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	50,248
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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Madinani Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Denguélé 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, Madinani Department became part of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District.