Sikensi Department

Sikensi Department is a department of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 125,897 and its seat is the settlement of Sikensi. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gomon and Sikensi.

Sikensi Department Département de Sikensi
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Sikensi Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
Region	Agnéby-Tiassa
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Dabou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Sikensi
Government [1]
• Prefect	Yéo Oumar
Area
• Total	762 km2 (294 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	125,897
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Sikensi Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Dabou Department.^[3] 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, Sikensi Department became part of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.