{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Taï Department | native_name = ''Département de Taï'' | 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:Taï_Department_location_in_Côte_d'Ivoire.svg | map_caption = Location (dark green) in Cavally region (light green) and Montagnes district (orange) in Ivory Coast. Taï Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2013. <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Montagnes District|Montagnes]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Cavally Region|Cavally]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Taï]] | established_title = 2013 | established_date = Established via a division of [[Guiglo Department|Guiglo Dept]] | government_type = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes =<ref>Saint-Tra Bi, [http://www.fratmat.info/regions/ta%C3%AF--le-premier-pr%C3%A9fet-prend-fonction "Taï : Le premier préfet prend fonction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302220937/http://www.fratmat.info/regions/ta%C3%AF--le-premier-pr%C3%A9fet-prend-fonction |date=2016-03-02 }}, fratmat.info, 30 April 2013.</ref> | leader_title = Prefect | leader_name = Aka Kassi Bio <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes =<ref>[http://www.cavally.org/?p=_region "Présentation de la Région du Cavally"], cavally.org, accessed 23 February 2016.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 4220 | 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 name=geohive>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_total = 117,387 | 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 = }} '''Taï Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Cavally Region]] in [[Montagnes District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 117,387 and its seat is the settlement of [[Taï]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Taï]] and [[Zagné]].
==History== Taï Department was created in 2013 by dividing [[Guiglo Department]].<ref>[http://www.depse.ci/telecharger-fichier-joint/20 "Le décret n° 2013-179 du 22 mars 2013 portant création du Département de Tai"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901022421/http://www.depse.ci/telecharger-fichier-joint/20 |date=2017-09-01 }}, depse.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.</ref> Ongoing instability in the south-western portion of the country prompted the creation of the department.<ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/454928.html "La sous-préfecture de Taï érigée en chef-lieu de département"], abidjan.net, 22 March 2013.</ref>
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