Communes of Ivory Coast

The communes of Ivory Coast are a fifth-level administrative unit of administration in Ivory Coast. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast contain villages, and in select instances more than one village is combined into a commune. There are currently 197 communes in the 510 sub-prefectures.

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Communes of Ivory Coast. Green dots indicate the location of the settlement that serves as seat of each commune.

Prior to 2011, communes were the third-level administrative units of the country. Under the administration of Laurent Gbagbo, the number of communes grew to more than 1300. In 2011, a reorganization of the country's subdivisions was undertaken, with a goal of decentralizing the state. As part of the reorganization, communes were converted from third-level divisions into fifth-level divisions.

In March 2012, the government abolished 1126 communes on the grounds that under the new jurisdiction of districts, regions, departments, and sub-prefectures, these particular communes were not economically viable governmental units.[1] As a result of the reorganisation, there are now 197 communes in Ivory Coast.[1] In many parts of the country, responsibilities previously carried out by the communes have been transferred to other levels of government. In most cases, the town that is the seat of the commune is also the seat of a sub-prefecture.

Communes A–Z

Communes by district and region

Autonomous District of Abidjan
Urban
Rural

Bas-Sassandra District
Gbôklé Region
Nawa Region
San-Pédro Region

Comoé District
Indénié-Djuablin Region
Sud-Comoé Region

Denguélé District
Folon Region
Kabadougou Region

Gôh-Djiboua District
Gôh Region
Lôh-Djiboua Region

Lacs District
Bélier Region
Iffou Region
Moronou Region
N'Zi Region

Lagunes District
Agnéby-Tiassa Region
Grands-Ponts Region
La Mé Region

Montagnes District
Cavally Region
Guémon Region
Tonkpi Region

Sassandra-Marahoué District
Haut-Sassandra Region
Marahoué Region

Savanes District
Bagoué Region
Poro Region
Tchologo Region

Vallée du Bandama District
Gbêkê Region
Hambol Region

Woroba District
Bafing Region
Béré Region
Worodougou Region

Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro

Zanzan District
Bounkani Region
Gontougo Region

Laws creating communes

The following laws and decrees created communes in Ivory Coast. Many of the communes created by these laws were abolished in the decree of March 2012.

Notes
  1. "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  2. Mayo is the only settlement that is the seat of a commune that is not also the seat of a sub-prefecture.
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