Yamoussoukro Department

The department houses the political capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro, and is one of two departments in the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

[3] The department is divided into two sub-prefectures, Yamoussoukro and Kossou.

[4] In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions.

Yamoussoukro Department was included in Lacs Region.

[4] In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

Yamoussoukro Department upon its creation in 1988. It kept these boundaries until 1998, but other subdivision boundary changes began to be made in 1995.
Yamoussoukro Department from 1998 until 2009. (Other subdivision boundaries changed beginning in 2000.)