Issia Department

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 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	410,628
• Density	120/km2 (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.