N'Zi Region | |
Native Name: | Région du N'Zi |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Lacs |
Established Date: | Established |
Established Title: | 2011 |
Established Date1: | Divided to create Moronou Region |
Established Title1: | 2012 |
Seat Type: | Regional seat |
Seat: | Dimbokro |
Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Jacques N'Guessan Obouo |
Leader Title1: | Council President |
Leader Name1: | Koffi Bernard N'Guessan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4710 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 254623 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
N'Zi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Dimbokro and the region's population in the 2021 census was 254,623. N'Zi is the only region is the country that does not border another district—it is entirely surrounded by other regions of Lacs District.
N'Zi Region is currently divided into three departments: Bocanda, Dimbokro, and Kouassi-Kouassikro.
In 2012, N'Zi Region was divided to create Moronou Region.[4] Arrah, Bongouanou, and M'Batto Departments were removed from N'Zi and became the departments of Moronou.[4]