Akpassanou 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
sub-prefecture of
Ouellé Department
Ouellé Department is a department of Iffou Region, 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 ...
in
Iffou Region
Iffou 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 Daoukro, and the region's population in the 2021 census was 378,560.
Iffou is curren ...
,
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 ...
.
Akpassanou was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.
"Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Akpassanou was 6,178.
Villages
The 4 villages of the sub-prefecture of Akpassanou and their population in 2014 are:[
# Akpassanou (1 457)
# Doménansou (1 130)
# Foutou (1 922)
# Gbangbo-Tiémélékro (1 669)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Iffou
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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