Tabou Department

Tabou Department Département de Tabou
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Tabou Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1988.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	San-Pédro
1988	Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sassandra Dept
1997	Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Tabou
Government
• Prefect	Yacouba Doumbia
Area
• Total	5,180 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	270,482
• Density	52.2/km2 (135/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Tabou Department is a department of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 270,482 and its seat is the settlement of Tabou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dapo-Iboké, Djamandioké, Djouroutou, Grabo, Olodio, and Tabou. It is the southernmost department of Ivory Coast.

History

Tabou Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Sassandra 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. Tabou Department was included in Bas-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, Tabou Department became part of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District.

Transport

The department is serviced by Tabou Airport.