{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Dimbokro Department | native_name = ''Département de Dimbokro'' | 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:Dimbokro Department location in N'Zi Region (Côte d'Ivoire).svg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Dimbokro Department has had these boundaries since 1998. <!-- 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 = [[N'Zi Region|N'Zi]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Dimbokro]] | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title = 1969 | established_date1 = Divided to create [[Bongouanou Department|Bongouanou Dept]] | established_title1 = 1980 | established_date2 = Divided to create [[Daoukro Department|Daoukro Dept]] | established_title2 = 1988 | established_date3 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title3 = 1997 | established_date4 = Divided to create [[Bocanda Department|Bocanda Dept]] | established_title4 = 1998 | 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 = Jacques N'Guessan Obouo <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1480 | 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 = 102,192 | 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 = }} '''Dimbokro Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[N'Zi Region]] in [[Lacs District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 102,192 and its seat is the settlement of [[Dimbokro]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Abigui]], [[Diangokro]], [[Dimbokro]], and [[Nofou]].
==History== Dimbokro 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 [[Centre Department (Ivory Coast)|Centre Department]]. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1980 the department encompassed the following territory: all of [[Moronou Region]]; all of [[N'Zi Region]]; and [[Daoukro Department|Daoukro]] and [[Ouellé Department]]s in [[Iffou Region]].
In 1980, Dimbokro Department was divided to create [[Bongouanou Department]].<ref name = statoids>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> What remained was divided again in 1988 to create [[Daoukro 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. Dimbokro Department was included in [[N'Zi-Comoé Region]]. In 1998, the department was divided again to create [[Bocanda 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, Dimbokro Department became part of [[N'Zi Region]] in [[Lacs District]].
===Maps of historical boundaries=== <gallery mode=packed heights="140px"> File:Dimbokro Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|Dimbokro Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1980, but other departments began to be divided in 1974. File:Dimbokro Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1980-88).jpg|Dimbokro Department from 1980 to 1988. File:Dimbokro Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95).jpg|Dimbokro Department from 1988 to 1998.(Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 1995.) </gallery>
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