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Attiégouakro Department Département d'Attiégouakro |
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Location in Ivory Coast. Attiégouakro Department has had these boundaries since its creation in 2009. |
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| Country |
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| District | Yamoussoukro |
| 2009 | Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Yamoussoukro Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| 2011 | Transferred from Lacs Region to Yamoussoukro Autonomous District |
| Departmental seat | Attiégouakro |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Brah Julliette Konan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 45,517 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Attiégouakro Department is a department of Ivory Coast. It is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.
In the 2014 census, Attiégouakro Department had a population of 45,517. The department is divided into two sub-prefectures, Attiégouakro and Lolobo.
Attiégouakro Department was created as in 2009 as a second-level subdivision when Lac Region's Yamoussoukro Department was divided in two.
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, Attiégouakro Department became part of Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, one of two districts in the country with no regions.