Tengréla Department

Tengréla Department (also spelled Tingréla) is a department of Bagoué Region in Savanes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 141,761 and its seat is the settlement of Tengréla. The sub-prefectures of the department are Débété, Kanakono, Papara, and Tengréla. It is the northernmost department of Ivory Coast.

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Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Tengréla Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1980.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Savanes
Region	Bagoué
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Boundiali Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Tengréla
Government [1]
• Prefect	Konin Dindé
Area
• Total	2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	141,761
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Tengréla Department was created in 1980 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Boundiali Department.^[3]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Tengréla Department was included in Savanes 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, Tengréla Department became part of Bagoué Region in Savanes District.