{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Bondoukou Department | native_name = ''Département de Bondoukou'' | 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:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Bondoukou Department has had these boundaries since 2009. <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanzan District|Zanzan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Gontougo]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Bondoukou]] | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title = 1969 | established_date1 = Divided to create [[Bouna Department|Bouna Dept]] | established_title1 = 1974 | established_date2 = Divided to create [[Tanda Department|Tanda Dept]] | established_title2 = 1988 | established_date3 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title3 = 1997 | established_date4 = Divided to create [[Sandégué Department|Sandégué Dept]] | established_title4 = 2009 | established_date5 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title5 = 2011 | 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 = François Germain Goun <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = <ref name = cartographie>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/436790.html "Cartographie de Bondoukou (chef-lieu de la région du Gontougo)"], abidjan.net, 6 July 2012.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 6930 | 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 = 453841 | 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 = }} '''Bondoukou Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Gontougo Region]] in [[Zanzan District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 453,841 and its seat is the settlement of [[Bondoukou]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Appimandoum]], [[Bondo, Ivory Coast|Bondo]], [[Bondoukou]], [[Gouméré]], [[Laoudi-Ba]], [[Pinda-Boroko]], [[Sapli-Sépingo]], [[Sorobango]], [[Tabagne]], [[Tagadi]], [[Taoudi]], and [[Yézimala]]. It is the easternmost department of Ivory Coast.
==History== Boundoukou 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 [[Est Department]]. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1974 the department occupied the same territory that is today [[Zanzan District]].
In 1974, Boundoukou Department was divided to create [[Bouna Department]].<ref name = statoids>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> From 1974 to 1988, Bondoukou Department occupied the same territory that is today [[Gontougo Region]]. In 1988, Boundoukou Department was divided a second time to create [[Tanda Department]].<ref name = statoids/>
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. Bondoukou Department was included as part of [[Zanzan Region]].
Boundoukou Department was divided a third time in 2009 to create [[Sandégué Department]].<ref name = statoids/>
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, Boundoukou Department became part of [[Gontougo Region]] in [[Zanzan District]].
===Maps of historical boundaries=== <gallery mode=packed heights="140px"> File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|Bondoukou Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1974, when it became one of the first of the 24 new departments to be divided. File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1974-80).jpg|Bondoukou Department from 1974 to 1988. (Other departments began to be divided in 1980.) File:Bondoukou Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95).jpg|Bondoukou Department from 1988 to 2009. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 1995.) </gallery>
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