Bocanda 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

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of and seat of

Bocanda Department Bocanda Department is a department of N'Zi Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 121,469 and its seat is the settlement of Bocanda. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bengassou, Bocanda, Kouadioblékro, and N' ...

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 ...

Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs District was created in a 2 ...

. Bocanda is also a

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. The town has a small regional medical center, a mayor's office, an active marketplace, a petrol station, a high school, five primary schools, a Catholic church, several Protestant churches, and a mosque. The traditional residents are of the Baoulé tribe; however, there is also a large Dyula population. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bocanda was 60,183.

Villages

The 56 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bocanda and their population in 2014 are:

References

Sub-prefectures of N'Zi Region Communes of N'Zi Region {{LacsCI-geo-stub