Bounkani

Bounkani Region Région du Bounkani
Region
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Motto: "Terre des travailleurs"
Location of Bounkani Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Zanzan District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Established	2011
Regional seat	Bouna
Government[1]
• Prefect	Tuo Fozié
• Council President	Philippe Hien
Area[2]
• Total	22,091 km^2 (8,529 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
• Total	267,167
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bounkani Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bouna and the region's population in the 2014 census was 267,167.

Bounkani is currently divided into four departments: Bouna, Doropo, Nassian, and Téhini.

Just over half of Bounkani (11 090 km²) is located in Comoé National Park. The portion of Bounkani that is within the park is not governed by any department.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Bounkani", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 9°16′N 3°0′W / 9.267°N 3.000°W