Bacanda is a town in southern
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
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of
Grand-Lahou Department
Grand-Lahou Department is a department of Grands-Ponts Region in Lagunes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 155,832 and its seat is the settlement of Grand-Lahou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Ahouanou, Bacanda, Eb ...
in
Grands-Ponts Region
Grands-Ponts Region (also originally known as Leboutou Region) is one of the 31 Regions of Ivory Coast, regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Dabou a ...
,
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (, , ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou.
Creation
Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative ...
.
Bacanda 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 Bacanda was 20,950.
Villages
The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bacanda and their population in 2014 are:[
# Adjekonankro (1 645)
# Agnikro (1 088)
# Bacanda (9 174)
# Botindin (1 536)
# Gbedjenou (2 314)
# Godesso (2 513)
# Siekro (1 776)
# Tagbanasso (904)
]
References
Sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts
Former communes of Ivory Coast
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