M'Batto Department

M'Batto Department is a department of Moronou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 142,750^[3] and its seat is the settlement of M'Batto. The sub-prefectures of the department are Anoumaba, Assahara, M'Batto, and Tiémélékro.

M'Batto Department Département de M'Batto
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. M'Batto Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2009.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Moronou
2009	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bongouanou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012	Transferred from N'Zi Region to new Moronou Region
Departmental seat	M'Batto
Government [1]
• Prefect	Benoît Tiéhi
Area
• Total	2,420 km2 (930 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	142,750
• Density	59.0/km2 (153/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

M'Batto Department was created in 2009 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bongouanou Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of N'Zi-Comoé 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, M'Batto Department became part of N'Zi Region in Lacs District. In 2012, it was joined with two other departments to form the new Moronou Region.