Jacqueville Department

Jacqueville Department (French: Département de Jacqueville, [depaʁtəmɑ̃ də ʒakvil]) or simply Jacqueville, is a department of Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 80,593, and its seat is the settlement of Jacqueville. The sub-prefectures of the department are Attoutou and Jacqueville.

Jacqueville Department Département de Jacqueville
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Jacqueville Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	Grands-Ponts
1998	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Abidjan Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Jacqueville
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouamé Jean-Noël N'Da
Area [2]
• Total	656 km2 (253 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	80,593
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Jacqueville Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Abidjan Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of 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, Jacqueville Department became part of Grands-Ponts Region in Lacs District.