Botro Department

Botro Department is a department of Gbêkê Region in Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 117,924 and its seat is the settlement of Botro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Botro, Diabo, Krofoinsou, and Languibonou.

Botro Department Département de Botro
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Botro Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Vallée du Bandama
Region	Gbêkê
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bouaké Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Botro
Government [1]
• Prefect	Laminé Coulibaly
Area [2]
• Total	1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	117,924
• Density	91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Botro Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaké Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of Vallée du Bandama 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, Botro Department became part of Gbêkê Region in Vallée du Bandama District.