Madinani Department

Madinani Department is a department of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 39,704 and its seat is the settlement of Madinani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Fengolo, Madinani, and N'Goloblasso.

Madinani Department Département de Madinani
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Madinani Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Denguélé
Region	Kabadougou
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Odienné Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Madinani
Government [1]
• Prefect	Ibrahima Bayo
Area
• Total	3,445 km^2 (1,330 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	39,704
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Madinani Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department.[3] At its creation, it was part of Denguélé Region.

In 2011, 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, Madinani Department became part of Kabadougou Region in Denguélé District.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.