Agboville Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Agboville Department | native_name = ''Département d'Agboville'' | 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:Agboville Department location in Agnéby-Tiassa Region (Côte d'Ivoire).svg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Agboville Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1969.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Lagunes District|Lagunes]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Agnéby-Tiassa]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Agboville]] | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title = 1969 | established_date1 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title1 = 1997 | established_date2 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title2 = 2011 | 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 = Anatole-Privat Bako Digbe  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 4060 | 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 = 384340 | 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 = }} '''Agboville Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Agnéby-Tiassa Region]] in [[Lagunes District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 384,340 and its seat is the settlement of [[Agboville]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Aboudé]], [[Ananguié, Agnéby-Tiassa|Ananguié]], [[Agboville]], [[Attobrou]], [[Azaguié]], [[Céchi]], [[Grand-Morié]], [[Guessiguié]], [[Loviguié]], [[Oress-Krobou]], and [[Rubino, Ivory Coast|Rubino]].

==History== [[File:Agboville Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|left|thumb|Agboville Department upon its creation in 1969. Although it has kept these boundaries, other departments began to be divided in 1974.]] Agboville 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]].

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. Agboville Department was combined with [[Adzopé Department]] to form [[Agnéby Region]].

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, Agboville Department became part of [[Agnéby-Tiassa Region]] in [[Lagunes District]].

Agboville Department retains the same boundaries that it had in 1969; it is the only one of the 24 new departments that were created in 1969 that has not been divided.

==Notes== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Departments of Agnéby-Tiassa]] [[Category:1969 establishments in Ivory Coast]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1969]]