Transua Department

Transua Department is a department of Gontougo Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 83,478 and its seat is the settlement of Transua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Assuéfry, Kouassia-Niaguini, and Transua.

Transua Department Département de Transua
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Transua Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Gontougo
2009	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Tanda Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Transua
Government [1]
• Prefect	Adja Kio Gossan
Area [2]
• Total	1,060 km^2 (410 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	83,478
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Transua Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Tanda Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan 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, Transua Department became part of Gontougo Region in Zanzan 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. "Cartographie de Transua", abidjan.net, 28 November 2012.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.