Bafing Region is one of the 31

regions of Ivory Coast The regions of Ivory Coast (french: régions de la Côte d'Ivoire) are the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. There are 31 regions, and each region is subdivided into two or more departments, the third-level division in Ivory Coast. Two t ...

and is part of

Woroba District Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14 Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. It is in the northeast part of the country. Its capital is Séguéla. Creation Woroba District was created in a 2011 admi ...

. The region's seat is

Touba Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy ...

. The region's area is 8,660 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 262,850.

Departments and geography

Bafing Region is currently divided into three

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Ouaninou Ouaninou (also spelled Waninou) is a town in northwest Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Ouaninou Department in Bafing Region Bafing Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Woroba District. The region's ...

, and

. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

History

Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-off

Touba Department Touba Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 120,524 and its seat is the settlement of Touba. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dioman, Foungbesso, Guintéguéla, and ...

from Worodougou Region.

Koro Department Koro Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 76,345 and its seat is the settlement of Koro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Booko, Borotou, Koro, Mahandougou, and Nioko ...

was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008. As part of the 2011 reorganisation of the

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The aut ...

, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-level

.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. 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

Notes

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