Tiassalé Department
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Tiassalé Department Département de Tiassalé |
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| Department | |
 Location in Ivory Coast. Tiassalé Department has had these boundaries since 2012. |
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| Country |
 Ivory Coast
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| District | Lagunes |
| Region | Agnéby-Tiassa |
| 1988 | Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept |
| 1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| 2012 | Divided to create Taabo Dept |
| Departmental seat | Tiassalé |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Jules Gouesse |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 179,882 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Tiassalé Department is a department of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 179,882 and its seat is the settlement of Tiassalé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbolouville, Morokro, N'Douci, and Tiassalé.
Tiassalé Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan 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. Tiassalé Department was included in Lagunes 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, Tiassalé Department became part of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.
In 2012, two sub-prefectures were split from Tiassalé Department to create Taabo Department.
Coordinates: 5°54′N 4°50′W / 5.900°N 4.833°W
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