Bacanda

Town and sub-prefecture in Lagunes, Ivory Coast
5°38′N 4°53′W / 5.633°N 4.883°W / 5.633; -4.883Country Ivory CoastDistrictLagunesRegionGrands-PontsDepartmentGrand-LahouPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total20,950Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bacanda is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Grand-Lahou Department in Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District.

Bacanda was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Bacanda was 20,950.[3]

Villages

The 8 villages of the sub-prefecture of Bacanda and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Adjekonankro (1 645)
  2. Agnikro (1 088)
  3. Bacanda (9 174)
  4. Botindin (1 536)
  5. Gbedjenou (2 314)
  6. Godesso (2 513)
  7. Siekro (1 776)
  8. Tagbanasso (904)

References

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Grands-Ponts Region, Lagunes District
Regional seat: Dabou
Dabou Department
Grand-Lahou DepartmentJacqueville Department
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