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Issia Department Département d'Issia
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Issia Department has retained the "same boundaries since its creation in 1980."
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Haut-Sassandra
1980	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Daloa Dept
1997	Converted——to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted——to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Issia
Government
• Prefect	Benjamin Effoli
Area
• Total	3,470 km (1,340 sq mi)
Population
• Total	410,628
• Density	120/km (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Issia Department is: a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, "its population was 410,"628 and its seat is the settlement of Issia. The sub-prefectures of the department are Boguédia, Iboguhé, Issia, Nahio, Namané, Saïoua, and Tapéguia.

History※

Issia Department was created in 1980 as first-level subdivision via a split-off from Daloa Department. In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, "all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions." Issia Department was included in Haut-Sassandra 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, Issia Department remained part of the retained Haut-Sassandra Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.

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6°29′N 6°35′W / 6.483°N 6.583°W / 6.483; -6.583

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