Assahara is a town in south-central
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...
of
M'Batto Department
M'Batto Department is a department of Moronou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 142,750 and its seat is the settlement of M'Batto. The sub-prefectures of the department are Anoumaba, Assahara, M'Batto, and Tià ...
in
Moronou Region
Moronou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2012, it has been one of four regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Bongouanou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 439,755.
Moronou is cur ...
,
Lacs District
Lacs District (; , "Lakes") 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 2011 administr ...
.
Assahara was a
commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1,126 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 Assahara was 7,227.
Villages
The 7 villages of the sub-prefecture of Assahara and their population in 2014 are:[
# Adouakouakro (2 254)
# Assahara (1 242)
# Assiébosson Kouman (146)
# Bouafoukro (1 099)
# Komambo (324)
# Kouakro (1 462)
# N'drikro (700)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Moronou Region
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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