The sub-prefectures of the department are Bouandougou, Mankono, Marandallah, Sarhala, and Tiéningboué.
[3] Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1980 to 2005 the department occupied the same territory as Béré Region.
Mankono Department was included in Worodougou Region.
[3] In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.
At this time, Mankono Department became part of Béré Region in Woroba District.