N'Zi-Comoé Region is a defunct

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

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 ...

. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was

Dimbokro Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune. The town is located along the river N'Zi, ap ...

and its area was 19,242 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is part of Lacs District.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

Administrative divisions

At the time of its dissolution, N'Zi-Comoé Region was divided into six

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

: Bocanda,

Bongouanou Bongouanou is the town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bongouanou Department. It is also the seat of Moronou Region in Lacs District and a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional communit ...

Daoukro Daoukro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Daoukro Department. It is also the seat of Iffou Region in Lacs District. Daoukro is also a commune. Administration A law of 1978 established 27 full-ser ...

, M'Bahiakro, and

Prikro Prikro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Prikro Department in Iffou Region, Lacs District. Prikro is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. Bouaké is 50 kilometres to ...

Abolition

N'Zi Comoé Region was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The auto ...

. The area formerly encompassed by the region is now part of Lacs District. The territories of the departments of Daoukro, M'Bahiakro, and Prikro became the second-level Iffou Region. The remaining territory—the departments of Bocanda, Bongouanou and Dimbokro—became

N'Zi Region N'Zi 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 Dimbokro and the region's population in the 2021 census was 254,623. N'Zi is the only re ...

. Later, in 2012,

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 ...

was created from what had previously been the territory of Bongouanou Department in N'Zi-Comoé Region.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:NZi-Comoe Former regions of Ivory Coast States and territories disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Ivory Coast 1997 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1997