Nord Department Département de Nord
Department of Ivory Coast
1961–1969
The location of Nord Department in Ivory Coast. The boundaries of the other departments are those that existed in 1963–69.
Capital	Korhogo
History
• Established as a first-level subdivision	1961
• Disestablished	1969
Today part of	Denguélé, Savanes, and Woroba Districts

Nord Department was one of the original four departments of Ivory Coast. It was established in 1961, along with Centre Department, Sud-Est Department, and Sud-Ouest Department. During Nord Department's existence, departments were the first-level administrative subdivisions of Ivory Coast.

Using current boundaries as a reference, the territory of Nord Department was composed of Denguélé District, Savanes District, and Woroba District.

In 1969, Nord Department and the other five existing departments of the country were abolished and replaced with 24 new departments. The territory of Nord Department became the new departments of Boundiali, Ferkessédougou, Korhogo, Odienné, Séguéla, and Touba.

• "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 17 February 2016.

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