Abidjan Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Abidjan Department | native_name = ''Département d'Abidjan'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]]  | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Abidjan Department location in Abidjan Autonomous District (Côte d'Ivoire).svg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Abidjan Department has had these boundaries since 1998. Darker shade: City of Abidjan.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Abidjan]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Abidjan]] | established_title = 1969 | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title1 = 1988 | established_date1 = Divided to create [[Grand-Lahou Department|Grand-Lahou]] and [[Tiassalé Department|Tiassalé Depts]] | established_title2 = 1997 | established_date2 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title3 = 1998 | established_date3 = Divided to create [[Alépé Department|Alépé]], [[Dabou Department|Dabou]], and [[Jacqueville Department|Jacqueville Depts]] | established_title4 = 2011 | established_date4 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title5 = 2011 | established_date5 = Transferred from [[Lagunes Region]] to [[Abidjan Autonomous District]] | government_type =  | government_footnotes = <ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.</ref> | leader_title = Prefect | leader_name = Sidiki Diakité  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2119 | area_land_km2 =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_total = 6321017 | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note =  | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST =  | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Abidjan Department''' ({{langx|fr|Département d'Abidjan}}, {{IPA|fr|depaʁtəmɑ̃ d‿abidʒɑ̃|pron}}) is a [[departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Ivory Coast]]. It is the sole department in [[Abidjan Autonomous District]], which is coextensive with the department.<ref name = 2014loi>[http://rcliane.cerap-inades.org/node/417 "Loi n° 2014-453 du 05 août 2014 portant statut du District Autonome d'Abidjan"].</ref>

==History== [[File:Abidjan Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|thumb|left|Abidjan Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1988, but other departments began to be divided in 1974.]] [[File:Abidjan Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95).jpg|thumb|left|Abidjan Department from 1988 until 1998. (Other subdivision boundaries changed beginning in 1995.)]] Abidjan Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of [[Sud Department (Ivory Coast)|Sud Department]]. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1988 the department encompassed all of the [[Abidjan Autonomous District]]; all of [[Grands-Ponts Region]]; all of [[Agnéby-Tiassa Region]], with the exception of [[Agboville Department]]; and [[Alépé Department]] in [[La Mé Region]].

Abidjan Department was divided into three parts in 1988 in order to create [[Grand-Lahou Department]] and [[Tiassalé Department]].<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref>

In 1997, [[regions of Ivory Coast|regions]] were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Abidjan Department was included as part of [[Lagunes Region]]. Abidjan Department was divided again in 1998 in order to create [[Alépé Department|Alépé]], [[Dabou Department|Dabou]], and [[Jacqueville Department]]s.

In 2011, [[Districts of Ivory Coast|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, Abidjan Department became part of [[Abidjan Autonomous District]], one of two districts in the country with no regions. Abidjan Department and the Abidjan Autonomous District share the same territory.<ref name = 2014loi/>

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[[Category:1969 establishments in Ivory Coast]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1969]] [[Category:Departments of Abidjan]]