Editing Yamoussoukro (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Côte d'Ivoire - District autonome Yamoussoukro.svg|thumb|left|Location of the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro]]
Beginning in 2001, the city was governed as part of the [[Yamoussoukro Department]] and incorporated into [[Lacs Region]]. In 2011, the department was abolished and the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro was created and separated from the rest of Lacs, which became a [[Lacs District|separate district]].

Unlike most [[districts of Ivory Coast|districts]] of the country, the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro is not subdivided into [[regions of Ivory Coast|regions]]. The district, however, is divided into departments, sub-prefectures and a commune. The district consists of the [[Departments of Ivory Coast|departments]] of [[Attiégouakro Department|Attiégouakro]] and [[Yamoussoukro Department|Yamoussoukro]]. The departments further divided into the [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of [[Attiégouakro]], [[Kossou]], [[Lolobo, Yamoussoukro|Lolobo]], and Yamoussoukro. There is one [[Communes of Ivory Coast|commune]], which is also named Yamoussoukro, and it shares the same borders as the district. In 2011, the position of Mayor of Yamoussoukro was replaced with a district governor appointed by the head of state.