Sikensi Department Département de Sikensi
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Sikensi Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
Region	Agnéby-Tiassa
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Dabou Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Sikensi
Government [1]
• Prefect	Yéo Oumar
Area
• Total	762 km2 (294 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census) [2]
• Total	125,897
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 ( GMT)

Sikensi Department is a department of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 125,897 and its seat is the settlement of Sikensi. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gomon and Sikensi.

History

Sikensi Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Dabou Department. ^[3] At its creation, it was part of Lagunes 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, Sikensi Department became part of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.

Notes

5°40′N 4°34′W / 5.667°N 4.567°W / 5.667; -4.567

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