Kaniasso Department Explained

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.

History

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.

Notes

9.8167°N -38°W

Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"
  2. http://www.ardci-rd.org/index.php/vie-des-regions/folon "Découverte du Folon"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de