▁autonom ous ▁cities . ▁The ▁districts ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁ 3 1 ▁regions ; ▁the ▁regions ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 0 8 ▁depart ments ; ▁and ▁the ▁depart ments ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁ 5 1 0 ▁sub - p ref ect ures . ▁In ▁some ▁instances , ▁multiple ▁villages ▁are ▁organ ised ▁into ▁communes . ▁The ▁autonom ous ▁districts ▁are ▁not ▁divided ▁into ▁regions , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁contain ▁depart ments , ▁sub - p ref ect ures , ▁and ▁communes . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁govern ors ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁non - aut onom ous ▁districts ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁appointed , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁these ▁districts ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁begun ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁government al ▁entities . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁districts , ▁district ▁capit als ▁and ▁each ▁district ' s ▁regions : ▁ ▁Environment ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁▁ ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁branches : ▁the ▁executive ▁power , ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁power , ▁and ▁the ▁jud icial ▁power . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁I v ory ▁Coast , ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁indirect ly ▁elected ▁Senate ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁which ▁has ▁ 2 5 5 ▁members , ▁elected ▁for ▁five - year ▁terms . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁I v ory ▁Coast ' s ▁capital ▁has ▁been ▁Yam ouss ou k ro , ▁while ▁Ab id jan ▁was ▁the ▁administrative ▁center . ▁Most ▁countries ▁maintain ▁their ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁Ab id jan . ▁The