Kaniasso Department | |
Native Name: | Département de Kaniasso |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Denguélé |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Folon |
Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
Seat: | Kaniasso |
Established Title: | 2011 |
Established Date: | Established via a division of Minignan Dept |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Thomas Lasme |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 3430 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 84572 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Kaniasso Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 84,572 and its seat is the settlement of Kaniasso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Goulia, Kaniasso and Mahandiana-Sokourani.
Kaniasso Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Minignan Department.