Toumodi Department Département de Toumodi
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Toumodi Department has had these boundaries since 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Bélier
1988	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Bouaké Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012	Divided to create Djékanou Dept
Departmental seat	Toumodi
Government [1]
• Prefect	Gando Coulibaly
Area [2]
• Total	2,250 km2 (870 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	168,363
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Toumodi Department is a department of Bélier Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 168,363 and its seat is the settlement of Toumodi. The sub-prefectures of the department are Angoda, Kokumbo, Kpouèbo, and Toumodi.

History[edit]

Toumodi Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouaké Department.^[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. Toumodi Department was included in Lacs 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, Toumodi Department became part of Bélier Region in Lacs District.

In 2012, two sub-prefectures were split from Toumodi Department to create Djékanou Department.^[5]

Notes[edit]

6°55′N 5°3′W / 6.917°N 5.050°W / 6.917; -5.050