Lacs (Ivory Coast)

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Lacs
Liberia Ghana Burkina Faso Mali Guinea Denguélé Savanes Bafing Zanzan Worodougou Vallée du Bandama Marahoué Lacs Moyen-Comoé Sud-Comoé Dix-Huit Montagnes N'zi-Comoé Agnéby Lagunes Sud-Bandama Fromager Bas-Sassandra Moyen-Cavally Haut-Sassandralocation
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Basic data
Country Ivory Coast
Capital Dimbokro
surface 28,500 km²
Residents 1,258,604 (2014 census)
density 44 inhabitants per km²
founding September 28, 2011
ISO 3166-2 CI-LC

Coordinates: 6 ° 39 ′  N , 4 ° 42 ′  W

Lacs ( French lacs "lakes" ) is a district of the Ivory Coast , located in the eastern center of the country.

It borders in the northeast on Zanzan (with the Gontougou region ), in the east on Comoé (with the Indénié-Djuablin region ), in the south on Lagunes (with the regions La Mé and Agnéby-Tiassa ), in the west on the capital district Yamoussoukro and in North-west on the Vallée du Bandama (with the regions Gbêkê and Hambol ). The district is divided into the regions Bélier , Iffou , Moronou and N'zi , the capital is Dimbokro . Lacs has existed since September 28, 2011, when the districts replaced the regions as the highest administrative unit. The new district emerged from the Lacs and N'zi-Comoé regions . According to the 2014 census, the district has 1,605,286 people, resulting in a population density of 44.2 inhabitants per km².

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ A b Ministère d'État, Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité: Organization territoriale décentralisée . Retrieved January 9, 2016.