Bacanda Explained

Bacanda
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lagunes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Grands-Ponts
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Grand-Lahou
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:20950
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.6333°N -57°W

Bacanda is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District.

Bacanda was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bacanda was 20,950.[3]

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bacanda and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Adjekonankro (1 645)
  2. Agnikro (1 088)
  3. Bacanda (9 174)
  4. Botindin (1 536)
  5. Gbedjenou (2 314)
  6. Godesso (2 513)
  7. Siekro (1 776)
  8. Tagbanasso (904)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 10 December 2015.
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  3. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.