Fresco Department
| Fresco Department Département de Fresco | |
|---|---|
| Department | |
 Location in Ivory Coast. Fresco Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008. | |
| Country |
 Ivory Coast |
| District | Bas-Sassandra |
| Region | Gbôklé |
| 2008 | Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Departmental seat | Fresco |
| Government[1] | |
| • Prefect | Konan Djézou |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 101,298[2] |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Fresco Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 101,298 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dahiri, Fresco and Gbagbam.
History
Fresco Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Divo Department.[3][4] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Bandama 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, Fresco Department became part of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District. (Fresco Department was combined with Bas-Sassandra Region to create Bas-Sassandra District.)
Notes
- ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Décret n° 2008-282 du 8 octobre 2008 portant création du département de Fresco.
Regional seat: Sassandra | ||
| Fresco Department |  | |
| Sassandra Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
Coordinates: 5°5′N 5°34′W / 5.083°N 5.567°W