their regional seats and populations at the 2014 census. Regions before 2011 Before a reorganization in 2011, the regions were the first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The 19 regions that existed immediately prior to the reorganisation were as follows, with their creation date in parentheses: As is the case now, regions were further divided into departments. See also ISO 3166-2:CI Bibliography SATO Akira (2003). "L'évolution historique de la subdivision territoriale administrative en Côte d'Ivoire" in L'administration locale en Côte d'Ivoire. Africa Research Studies 10. 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). 2003. On-line. References Subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1 Ivory Coast 1 Regions, Ivory Coast Regions 1991 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1991 Ivory Coast