Tonkpi Region is one of the 31
regions
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of
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 three regions in
Montagnes District
Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, ...
. The seat of the region is
Man
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and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,387,909,
predominantly of
Dan (Yacouba) ethnicity.
Tonkpi is currently divided into five
departments
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* 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, ...
:
Biankouma,
Danané,
Man
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,
Sipilou, and
Zouan-Hounien
Zouan-Hounien is a town in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Zouan-Hounien Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Zouan-Hounien is also a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional c ...
.
Notes
Regions of Montagnes District
States and territories established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ivory Coast
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