Bocanda Department

Bocanda Department Département de Bocanda
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Bocanda Department has had these boundaries since 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	N'Zi
1998	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Dimbokro Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
2012	Divided to create Kouassi-Kouassikro Dept
Departmental seat	Bocanda
Government [1]
• Prefect	Gabin Amankou Kassi
Area
• Total	2,540 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	121,469
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Bocanda Department is a department of N'Zi Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 121,469 and its seat is the settlement of Bocanda. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bengassou, Bocanda, Kouadioblékro, and N'Zécrézessou.

History

Bocanda Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Dimbokro Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of N'Zi-Comoé Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Bocanda Department became part of N'Zi Region in Lacs District.

In 2012, Kouassi-Kouassikro sub-prefecture was split from Bocanda Department and divided into two sub-prefectures to create Kouassi-Kouassikro Department.^[4]

Notes

7°4′N 4°30′W / 7.067°N 4.500°W / 7.067; -4.500

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