Kouassi-Kouassikro Department

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department Département de Kouassi-Kouassikro
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Kouassi-Kouassikro Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	N'Zi
2012	Established via a division of Bocanda Dept
Departmental seat	Kouassi-Kouassikro
Government [1]
• Prefect	Germain N'Guessan Kouakou
Area
• Total	697 km^2 (269 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	30,962
• Density	44/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department is a department of N'Zi Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 30,962 and its seat is the settlement of Kouassi-Kouassikro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kouassi-Kouassikro and Mékro.

History

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department was created in 2012 by dividing Bocanda Department.[3][4]

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. Citypopulation.de
3. "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
4. "Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra" Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine.

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