Bloléquin Department

Bloléquin Department is a department of Cavally Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 237,944 and its seat is the settlement of Bloléquin. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bloléquin, Diboké, Doké, Tinhou, and Zéaglo.

Bloléquin Department Département de Bloléquin
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Bloléquin Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Cavally
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Guiglo Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Bloléquin
Government [1]
• Prefect	Yao Dinard Kouakou
Area [2]
• Total	2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	237,944
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Bloléquin Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Guiglo Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of Moyen-Cavally 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, Bloléquin Department became part of Cavally Region in Montagnes District.