Bounkani Region is one of the 31

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

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 ...

. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in

Zanzan District Zanzan District (french: District du Zanzan) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northeast of the country. The capital of the district is Bondoukou. Creation Zanzan District was created in ...

. The seat of the region is Bouna and the region's population in the 2021 census was 427,037. Bounkani is currently divided into four

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

: Bouna, Doropo,

Nassian Nassian is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. 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 i ...

, and

Téhini Téhini is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. 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 ...

. Just over half of Bounkani (11 090 km²) is located in

Comoé National Park The Comoé National Park is a Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Zanzan and Savanes Districts of north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is the largest protected area in West Africa, with an area of 11,500 km2, and ranges from th ...

. The portion of Bounkani that is within the park is not governed by any department.

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Regions of Zanzan District States and territories established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast {{Zanzan-geo-stub