| Dix-Huit Montagnes Region Région des Dix-Huit Montagnes | |
|---|---|
| Defunctregion ofIvory Coast | |
| 1997–2011 | |
 Location of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region in Ivory Coast | |
| Capital | Man |
| Area | |
• | 16,782 km2 (6,480 sq mi) |
| History | |
• Established as a first-level subdivision | 1997 |
• Divided to createMoyen-Cavally Region | 2000 |
• Disestablished | 2011 |
| Today part of | 1997–2000:Montagnes District 2000–11:Tonkpi (all) andGuémon (part) regions |
Dix-Huit Montagnes Region (often shorted toMontagnes Region) is a defunctregion ofIvory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital wasMan and its area was 16,782 km².[1][2] Since 2011, the territory formerly encompassed by the region is part ofMontagnes District.[3]
When it was created in 1997, Dix-Huit Montagnes occupied the entire territory that is todayMontagnes District. However, in 2000,Duékoué,Guiglo, andToulépleu Departments were split-off from Dix-Huit Montagnes to formMoyen-Cavally Region.
At the time of its dissolution, Dix-Huit Montagnes was divided into sixdepartments:Bangolo,Biankouma,Danané,Kouibly,Man, andZouan-Hounien.
Dix-Huit Montagnes was traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Dix-Huit Montagnes was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of thesubdivisions of Ivory Coast. The area formerly encompassed by the region is now part ofMontagnes District. The territories of the departments of Biankouma, Danané, Man, and Zouan-Hounien becomeTonkpi Region. The territory of the remaining departments, Bangolo and Kouibly, were combined with the formerMoyen-Cavally Region'sDuékoué Department to createGuémon Region.
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Regions of Ivory Coast (pre-2011) | ||
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Capital:Man | ||
| Bangolo Department |  | |
| Biankouma Department | ||
| Danané Department | ||
| Kouibly Department | ||
| Man Department | ||
| Zouan-Hounien Department | ||
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