Kakpin Explained

Kakpin
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:Zanzan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bounkani
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Nassian
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7040
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.65°N -50°W

Kakpin is a town in north-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Nassian Department in Bounkani Region, Zanzan District.

Kakpin 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 Kakpin was 7,040.[3]

Villages

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

  1. Banvayo (1 599)
  2. Gansé (1 940)
  3. Kakpin (891)
  4. Kapé (643)
  5. Solokaye (293)
  6. Zamou (1 674)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire. geohive.com. 7 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 Bounkani. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.