Kaniasso Department

Kaniasso Department
Département de Kaniasso
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. Kaniasso Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2011.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Denguélé
Region Folon
2011 Established via a division of Minignan Dept
Departmental seat Kaniasso
Government[1]
 • Prefect Thomas Lasme
Area[2]
 • Total 3,739 km2 (1,444 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
 • Total 58,216
 • Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kaniasso Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 58,216 and its seat is the settlement of Kaniasso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Goulia, Kaniasso and Mahandiana-Sokourani.

History

Kaniasso Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Minignan Department.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Découverte du Folon", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 9°49′N 7°31′W / 9.817°N 7.517°W / 9.817; -7.517


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