Akpassanou is a town in east-central
Ivory Coast. It is a
sub-prefecture of
Ouellé Department
Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 56,501 and its seat is the settlement of Ouellé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ouellé, Akpassanou, and Ananda.
History
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Iffou Region
Iffou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Daoukro, and the region's population in the 2021 census was 378,560.
Iffou is curren ...
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Lacs District
Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.
Creation
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Akpassanou was a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
"Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Akpassanou was 6,178.
Villages
The 4 villages of the sub-prefecture of Akpassanou and their population in 2014 are:[
# Akpassanou (1 457)
# Doménansou (1 130)
# Foutou (1 922)
# Gbangbo-Tiémélékro (1 669)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Iffou
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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