Bafing Region

Region in Woroba, Ivory Coast

Bafing Region

Région du Bafing

Region

Motto:

"La Renaissance du Bafing"

Location of Bafing Region (dark red) in Ivory Coast

Country|  Ivory Coast
District| Woroba
2000| Established as a first-level subdivision via division of Worodougou Region
2011| Converted to a second-level subdivision
Regional seat| Touba
Government

[1]

• Prefect| Benoît Yao Kouakou
• Council President| Diomande Lassina
Area

[2]

• Total| 8,660 km2 (3,340 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[3]

• Total| 262,850
• Density| 30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)

Bafing Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Woroba District. The region's seat is Touba. The region's area is 8,660 km²,[4] and its population in the 2021 census was 262,850.[3]

## Departments and geography[edit]

Bafing Region is currently divided into three departments: Koro, Ouaninou, and Touba. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

## History[edit]

Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-off Touba Department from Worodougou Region. Koro Department was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008.

As part of the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-level Woroba District.[5] No territorial changes were made to Bafing as a result of the reorganisation, but a third department—Ouaninou Department—was created by splitting Touba Department again.

## Demographic change[edit]

Historical population of Bafing RegionYear| 1988| 1998| 2010| 2014

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Population| 107 886| 148 813| 205 339| 183 047

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. ^ "Bafing" Archived 2020-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
4. ^ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
5. ^ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

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Regions of Ivory Coast

Bas-Sassandra District|

* Gbôklé Region
* Nawa Region
* San-Pédro Region

Comoé District|

* Indénié-Djuablin Region
* Sud-Comoé Region

Denguélé District|

* Folon Region
* Kabadougou Region

Gôh-Djiboua District|

* Gôh Region
* Lôh-Djiboua Region

Lacs District|

* Bélier Region
* Iffou Region
* Moronou Region
* N'Zi Region

Lagunes District|

* Agnéby-Tiassa Region
* Grands-Ponts Region
* La Mé Region

Montagnes District|

* Cavally Region
* Guémon Region
* Tonkpi Region

Sassandra-Marahoué District|

* Haut-Sassandra Region
* Marahoué Region

Savanes District|

* Bagoué Region
* Poro Region
* Tchologo Region

Vallée du Bandama District|

* Gbêkê Region
* Hambol Region

Woroba District|

* Bafing Region
* Béré Region
* Worodougou Region

Zanzan District|

* Bounkani Region
* Gontougo Region

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Departments and sub-prefectures of Bafing Region, Woroba District

Regional seat: Touba

Koro Department|

* Booko*
* Borotou*
* Koro*
* Mahandougou
* Niokosso

Ouaninou Department|

* Gbélo
* Gouékan
* Koonan*
* Ouaninou*
* Saboudougou
* Santa

Touba Department|

* Dioman
* Foungbesso
* Guintéguéla*
* Touba*

* also a commune

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Regions of Ivory Coast (pre-2011)

* Agnéby
* Bafing
* Bas-Sassandra
* Denguélé
* Dix-Huit Montagnes
* Fromager
* Haut-Sassandra
* Lacs
* Lagunes
* Marahoué
* Moyen-Cavally
* Moyen-Comoé
* N'Zi-Comoé
* Savanes
* Sud-Bandama
* Sud-Comoé
* Vallée du Bandama
* Worodougou
* Zanzan

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