M'Batto Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = M'Batto Department | native_name = ''Département de M'Batto'' | 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:M'Batto Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. M'Batto Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.  | 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 = [[M'Batto]] | 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 =  | 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 = Benoît Tiéhi  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2420 | area_land_km2 =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | population_total = 142750 | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de]</ref> | 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 = }} '''M'Batto Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Moronou Region]] in [[Lacs District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 142,750<ref>{{Cite web |title=M'Batto (Department, Ivory Coast) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/moronou/0743__mbatto/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> and its seat is the settlement of [[M'Batto]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Anoumaba]], [[Assahara]], [[M'Batto]], and [[Tiémélékro]].

==History== M'Batto Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision 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, M'Batto 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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