Vavoua Department

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Vavoua Department | native_name = ''Département de Vavoua'' | 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:Vavoua Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Vavoua Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1988.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Sassandra-Marahoué District|Sassandra-Marahoué]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Haut-Sassandra]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Vavoua]] | established_title = 1988 | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of [[Daloa Department|Daloa Dept]] | established_title1 = 1997 | established_date1 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title2 = 2011 | established_date2 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | 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 = N'Cho Pierre Nzaire M'Bassidjé  | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = <ref>[http://vavoua.com/presentvavoua.html "Presentation Vavoua"], vavoua.com, accessed 25 February 2016.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 6320 | 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 = 477154 | 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 = }} '''Vavoua Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Haut-Sassandra Region]] in [[Sassandra-Marahoué District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 477,154 and its seat is the settlement of [[Vavoua]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Bazra-Nattis]], [[Dananon]], [[Dania, Ivory Coast|Dania]], [[Kétro-Bassam]], [[Séitifla]], and [[Vavoua]].

==Economy== Local industries include cocoa, cotton growing, and logging.

==History== Vavoua Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from [[Daloa Department]].<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref>

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. Vavoua Department was included in [[Haut-Sassandra 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, Vavoua Department remained part of the retained [[Haut-Sassandra Region]] in the new [[Sassandra-Marahoué District]].

[[Vavoua International School]], a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[missionary]] [[boarding school]] run by [[WEC International]], was situated in the department, adjacent to the small village of Bouitafla, until the [[Second Ivorian Civil War]] forced its closing.{{when|date=February 2016}}

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[[Category:Departments of Haut-Sassandra]] [[Category:1988 establishments in Ivory Coast]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1988]]