{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| name = Arrah Department | native_name = ''Département d'Arrah'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]] <!-- images and maps ----------->| image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Arrah Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Arrah Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009. <!-- Location ------------------>| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Lacs District|Lacs]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Moronou Region|Moronou]] | seat_type = Departmental seat | seat = [[Arrah, Ivory Coast|Arrah]] | established_title = 2009 | established_date = Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of [[Bongouanou Department|Bongouanou Dept]] | established_title1 = 2011 | established_date1 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title2 = 2012 | established_date2 = Transferred from [[N'Zi Region]] to new [[Moronou Region]] | government_type = <!-- Politics -----------------> | 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 = Georges Gonbagui Gueu <!-- Area --------------------->| unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1540 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_total = 103846 | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = | official_name = }} '''Arrah Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Moronou Region]] in [[Lacs District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2017, Its seat is in the settlement of [[Arrah, Ivory Coast|Arrah]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Arrah, Ivory Coast|Arrah]], [[Kotobi]], and [[Krégbé]].
==History== Arrah Department was created in 2009 as a second-level division via a split-off from [[Bongouanou Department]].<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> At its creation, it was part of [[N'Zi-Comoé 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, Arrah Department became part of [[N'Zi Region]] in [[Lacs District]]. In 2012, it was joined with two other departments to form the new [[Moronou Region]].
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[[Category:Departments of Moronou Region]] [[Category:States and territories established in 2009]] [[Category:2009 establishments in Ivory Coast]]
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