Issia Department

Issia Department Département d'Issia
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Issia Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1980.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Haut-Sassandra
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Daloa Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Issia
Government[1]
• Prefect	Benjamin Effoli
Population (2014)
• Total	327,901[2]
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Issia Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 327,901 and its seat is the settlement of Issia. The sub-prefectures of the department are Boguédia, Iboguhé, Issia, Nahio, Namané, Saïoua, and Tapéguia.

History

Issia Department was created in 1980 as first-level subdivision via a split-off from Daloa Department.^[3] In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Issia Department was included in Haut-Sassandra 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, Issia Department remained part of the retained Haut-Sassandra Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.

Notes

Coordinates: 6°29′N 6°35′W / 6.483°N 6.583°W / 6.483; -6.583