The sub-prefectures of the department are Aboisso, Adaou, Adjouan, Ayamé, Bianouan, Kouakro, Maféré, and Yaou.
Using current boundaries as a reference, the new department occupied all of what today is Sud-Comoé Region.
The territory of Aboisso Department was co-extensive with that of the new Sud-Comoé Region, which created a need to divide the department to avoid having completely overlapping first- and second-level subdivision.
[4] In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.
At this time, Aboisso Department remained part of the retained Sud-Comoé Region in the new Comoé District.