Minignan Department

Minignan Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 61,637 and its seat is the settlement of Minignan. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kimbirila-Nord, Minignan, Sokoro, and Tienko.

Minignan Department Département de Minignan
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Minignan Department has had these boundaries since 2011.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Denguélé
Region	Folon
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Odienné Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2011	Divided to create Kaniasso Dept
Departmental seat	Minignan
Government [1]
• Prefect	Abdou Karim Barro Baladji
Area [2]
• Total	3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	61,637
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Minignan Department upon its creation in 2005. It kept these boundaries until 2011, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 2008.

Minignan Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Odienné Department.^[4] At its creation, it was part of Denguélé 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, Minignan Department became part of Folon Region in Denguélé District. At the same time, the department was split to create Kaniasso Department.