Moronou Region Explained

Moronou Region
Native Name:Région du Moronou
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lacs
Established Date:Established via division of N'Zi Region
Established Title:2012
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Bongouanou
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Nemlin Houande Henriette Epse Diahi Néssero
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Pascal Affi N'Guessan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:5580
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:439,755
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Moronou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2012, it has been one of four regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Bongouanou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 439,755.

Moronou is currently divided into three departments: Arrah, Bongouanou, and M'Batto.

Moronou is the most recently created region of Ivory Coast. It was formed in 2012[4] [5] after the other 30 regions had been organised in 2011. Moronou was created by splitting off three departments from N'Zi Region.[4] [5]

History

The Kingdom of Moronou was founded by the Anyi people in the 18th century.[6]

Regional Council of Moronou

Election Results

Notes

6.65°N -16°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.dgddl.interieur.gouv.ci/index.php?page=mono_detail&title=regions&id=23 "Moronou"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  4. http://news.abidjan.net/h/436675.html "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées"
  5. http://www.depse.ci/telecharger-fichier-joint/15 Décret n° 2012-612 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création de la Région du Moronou
  6. Book: Abu Boahen, Albert . General History of Africa: Volume 5 . The states and cultures of the Lower Guinea coast . 212 . UNESCO Publishing . 1992 .