Zuénoula Department

Zuénoula Department Département de Zuénoula
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zuénoula Department has these boundaries since 2020.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Marahoué
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaflé Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2020	Divided to create the Gohitafla Dept
Departmental seat	Zuénoula
Government
• Prefect	Basile Niamkey
Area
• Total	2,196 km2 (848 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	184,882
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Zuénoula Department is a department of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 184,882 and its seat is the settlement of Zuénoula. The sub-prefectures of the department are Iriéfla, Kanzra, Vouéboufla, and Zanzra.

History

Zuénoula Department was created in 1980 as first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaflé Department. In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Zuénoula Department was included in Marahoué 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, Zuénoula Department remained part of the retained Marahoué Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.