Touba Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Touba Department | native_name = ''Département de Touba'' | 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:Touba Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Touba Department has had these boundaries since 2011.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Woroba District|Woroba]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bafing Region|Bafing]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Touba, Ivory Coast|Touba]] | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title = 1969 | established_date1 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title1 = 1997 | established_date2 = Transferred to the new [[Bafing Region]] | established_title2 = 2000 | established_date3 = Divided to create [[Koro Department|Koro Dept]] | established_title3 = 2008 | established_date4 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title4 = 2011 | established_date5 = Divided to create [[Ouaninou Department|Ouaninou Dept]] | established_title5 = 2011 | 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 Yao Kouakou  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3370 | area_land_km2 =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast</ref> | population_total = 120524 | 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 = }} '''Touba Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Bafing Region]] in [[Woroba District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 120,524 and its seat is the settlement of [[Touba, Ivory Coast|Touba]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Dioman]], [[Foungbesso]], [[Guintéguéla]], and [[Touba, Ivory Coast|Touba]].

==History== [[File:Touba Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|thumb|left|Touba Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 2008, but other departments began to be divided in 1974.]] [[File:Touba Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2008-09).jpg|thumb|left|Touba Department from 2008 to 2011. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 2009.)]] Touba 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 [[Nord Department (Ivory Coast)|Nord Department]]. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 2008 the department occupied the territory that is [[Bafing Region]].

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. Touba Department was initially included as part of [[Worodougou Region]], but in 2000 Touba Department was placed in the newly formed [[Bafing Region]]. From 2000 to 2008, Touba Department was the sole department of Bafing Region.

Touba Department was split in 2008 to create [[Koro Department]]<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref><ref>Décret n° 2008-96 du 5 mars 2008 portant création des départements de Bettié, Botro, Guéyo, Koro, Kouto, Ouangolodougou, Sinématiali, Tiapoum, Yakassé-Attobrou et Zoukougbeu.</ref> and again in 2011 to create [[Ouaninou Department]].

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, Touba Department remained part of the retained [[Bafing Region]] in the new [[Woroba District]].

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[[Category:Departments of Bafing Region]] [[Category:1969 establishments in Ivory Coast]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1969]]

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