Zagné Explained

Zagné
Settlement Type:Town and sub-prefecture
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Cavally
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Taï
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2120
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:74478
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:48863[2]
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.2167°N -36°W

Zagné is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Taï Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District.

Prior to 2013, when Taï Department was created, Zagné was a sub-prefecture of Guiglo Department. A small portion of the sub-prefecture of Zagné lies within Taï National Park.

Zagné was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[3]

Notable people

Villages

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zagné was 71,020.[4] The 8 villages of this sub-prefecture and their population are:[4]

  1. Djidoubaye (5 092)
  2. Gahably (1 614)
  3. Goulégui-Béoué (2 939)
  4. Kéibly (5 905)
  5. Tienkoula (2 229)
  6. Vodélobly (2 314)
  7. Zagné (48 863)
  8. Zaϊpobly (2 064)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  3. http://news.abidjan.net/h/428492.html "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
  4. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Cavally. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.