Lacs District Explained

Lacs District
Native Name:	District des Lacs
Native Name Lang:	fr
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Dimbokro
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	2011
Area Total Km2:	26100
Population As Of:	2021 census
Population Total:	1488531
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Lacs District (French: District des Lacs; in French pronounced as /lak/, "Lakes") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.

Creation

Lacs District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.^[2] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of N'Zi-Comoé and Lacs and removing the area of the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Lacs District is currently subdivided into four regions and the following departments:

• Bélier Region (region seat in Yamoussoukro, outside the district)
  • Didiévi Department
  • Djékanou Department
  • Tiébissou Department
  • Toumodi Department
• Iffou Region (region seat in Daoukro)
  • Daoukro Department
  • M'Bahiakro Department
  • Prikro Department
• Moronou Region (region seat in Bongouanou)
  • Arrah Department
  • Bongouanou Department
  • M'Batto Department
• N'zi Region (region seat also in Dimbokro)
  • Bocanda Department
  • Dimbokro Department
  • Kouassi-Kouassikro Department

Moronou Region was created in 2012 as a split-off from N'Zi Region.

Population

According to the 2021 census, Lacs District has a population of 1,488,531.^[1]

References

6.65°N -46°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
2. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
3. Web site: Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Statoids.com. 24 June 2015.