Assié-Koumassi is a town in east-central
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...
of
Bongouanou Department
Bongouanou Department is a department of Moronou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 193,158 and its seat is the settlement of Bongouanou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Andé, Assié-Koumassi, Bongouanou ...
in
Moronou Region
Moronou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2012, it has been one of four regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Bongouanou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 439,755.
Moronou is curr ...
,
Lacs District.
Assié-Koumassi was a
commune 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 Assié-Koumassi was 15,542.
Villages
The 6 villages of the sub-prefecture of Assié-Koumassi and their population in 2014 are:[
# Assié-Assasso (2 465)
# Assié-Kokoré (2 078)
# Assié-Kouamékro (254)
# Assié-Koumassi (8 375)
# Assié-Koyékro (2 186)
# Assié-Méakro (184)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Moronou Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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