Bounkani Region | |
Native Name: | Région du Bounkani |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Motto: | "Terre des travailleurs" |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Zanzan |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2011 |
Seat Type: | Regional seat |
Seat: | Bouna |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Tuo Fozié |
Leader Title1: | Council President |
Leader Name1: | Philippe Hien |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 22080 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 427037 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Bounkani Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. 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: Bouna, Doropo, Nassian, and Téhini.
Just over half of Bounkani (11 090 km2) is located in Comoé National Park. The portion of Bounkani that is within the park is not governed by any department.