Lacs (region)

Lacs
Basic data
Country	Ivory Coast
Capital	Yamoussoukro
surface	8920 km²
Residents	681,812 (2007 estimate)
density	76 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	CI

Coordinates: 6 ° 56 ′  N , 5 ° 21 ′  W

Lacs (French: lakes) is a former administrative region of the Ivory Coast with the capital Yamoussoukro .

population

According to an estimate from 2007, Lacs has approx. 681,812 inhabitants and thus a population density of 76 inhabitants per km² with an area of ​​8,920 km². The last census in 1988 counted 365,522 inhabitants.

geography

Lacs is located in the center of the Ivory Coast and borders in the north with Vallée du Bandama , in the east with N'zi-Comoé , in the south with Lagunes and in the west with Fromager and Marahoué . The region is divided into the departments of Tiébissou , Toumodi and Yamoussoukro .

Cities

• Tiébissou

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