Zoukougbeu Department

Zoukougbeu Department Département de Zoukougbeu
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Zoukougbeu Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
Region	Haut-Sassandra
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Daloa Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Zoukougbeu
Government
• Prefect	Bilé Mariame Kouao
Area
• Total	1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	146,537
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Zoukougbeu Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 146,537 and its seat is the settlement of Zoukougbeu. The sub-prefectures of the department are Domangbeu, Grégbeu, Guessabo, and Zoukougbeu.

History

Zoukougbeu Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Daloa Department. At its creation, it was part of 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, Zoukougbeu Department remained part of the retained Haut-Sassandra Region in the new Sassandra-Marahoué District.