Tiapoum Department

Tiapoum Department is a department of Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 72,158 and its seat is the settlement of Tiapoum. The sub-prefectures of the department are Noé, Nouamou, and Tiapoum.

Tiapoum Department Département de Tiapoum
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Tiapoum Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Sud-Comoé
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Adiaké Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Tiapoum
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kassoum Coulibaly
Area [2]
• Total	940 km^2 (360 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	72,158
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Tiapoum Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Adiaké Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Comoé 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, Tiapoum Department remained part of the retained Sud-Comoé Region in the new Comoé 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. "Découverte du Sud-Comoé", ardci-rd.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
4. 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.