Nassian Department is a

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Bounkani Region Bounkani Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bouna and the region's population in the 2021 census was 427,037. Bounkani is ...

Zanzan District Zanzan District (french: District du Zanzan) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in a ...

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 ...

. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlement of Nassian. The sub-prefectures of the department are

Bogofa Bogofa is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlemen ...

Kakpin Kakpin is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District. Kakpin was a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or ...

Koutouba Koutouba is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlem ...

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Sominassé Sominassé is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settle ...

History

Nassian Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from

Bouna Department Bouna Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 178,081 and its seat is the settlement of Bouna. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bouko, Bouna, Ondéfidouo, and Youn ...

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Zanzan Region Zanzan Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Bondoukou and its area was 38,251 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is co-exte ...

. In 2011,

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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, Nassian Department became part of

. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Nassian was 19,971.

Villages

The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Nassian and their population in 2014 are:

Notes

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