Nassian Department

Nassian Department Département de Nassian
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Nassian Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Region	Bounkani
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bouna Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Nassian
Government[1]
• Prefect	Koné Sounan Jacques
Population (2014)
• Total	44,528[2]
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 44,528 and its seat is the settlement of Nassian. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bogofa, Kakpin, Koutouba, Nassian, and Sominassé.

History

Nassian Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouna Department.^[3] At its creation, it was part of Zanzan Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Nassian Department became part of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

Coordinates: 8°27′N 3°28′W / 8.450°N 3.467°W