Bafing Region
Region in Woroba, Ivory Coast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bafing Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Woroba District. The region's seat is Touba. The region's area is 8,660 km²,[4] and its population in the 2021 census was 262,850.[3]
Bafing Region
Région du Bafing | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "La Renaissance du Bafing" | |
 Location of Bafing Region (dark red) in Ivory Coast | |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| 2000 | Established as a first-level subdivision via division of Worodougou Region |
| 2011 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| Regional seat | Touba |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Benoît Yao Kouakou |
| • Council President | Diomande Lassina |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,660 km2 (3,340 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 262,850 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Departments and geography
Bafing Region is currently divided into three departments: Koro, Ouaninou, and Touba. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
History
Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-off Touba Department from Worodougou Region. Koro Department was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008.
As part of the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-level Woroba District.[5] No territorial changes were made to Bafing as a result of the reorganisation, but a third department—Ouaninou Department—was created by splitting Touba Department again.
Demographic change
| Year | 1988 | 1998 | 2010 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 886 | 148 813 | 205 339 | 183 047 |
Notes
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