Kouassi-Kouassikro Department

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department is a department of N'Zi Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 29,612 and its seat is the settlement of Kouassi-Kouassikro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kouassi-Kouassikro and Mékro.

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department Département de Kouassi-Kouassikro
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Kouassi-Kouassikro Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2012.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	N'Zi
2012	Established via a division of Bocanda Dept
Departmental seat	Kouassi-Kouassikro
Government [1]
• Prefect	Germain N'Guessan Kouakou
Area
• Total	1,380 km^2 (530 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	29,612
• Density	21/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department was created in 2012 by dividing Bocanda Department.[3][4]

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
4. "Le décret n° 2012-611 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création des Départements de Djékanou, Sipilou, Kong, Gbéléban, Taabo, Kouassi-Kouassikro, Méagui, Séguélon, Buyo, M'Bengué, Facobly et Dianra".