Bacanda

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Bacanda
Town and sub-prefecture
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Bacanda
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°38′N4°53′W / 5.633°N 4.883°W / 5.633; -4.883
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
Region Grands-Ponts
Department Grand-Lahou
Population
 (2014) [1]
 • Total
20,950
Time zone UTC+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 1,126 communes nationwide that were abolished. [2]

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

Villages

The eight 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. 1 2 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Grands-Ponts" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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