Zoukougbeu Department

Zoukougbeu Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 146,537 and its seat is the settlement of Zoukougbeu. The sub-prefectures of the department are Domangbeu, Grégbeu, Guessabo, and Zoukougbeu.

Zoukougbeu Department Département de Zoukougbeu
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zoukougbeu Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Haut-Sassandra
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Daloa Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Zoukougbeu
Government [1]
• Prefect	Bilé Mariame Kouao
Area
• Total	1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	146,537
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Zoukougbeu Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Daloa Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Haut-Sassandra 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, Zoukougbeu Department remained part of the retained Haut-Sassandra Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.