Kaniasso Department

Kaniasso Department Département de Kaniasso
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Kaniasso Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2011.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Denguélé
Region	Folon
2011	Established via a division of Minignan Dept
Departmental seat	Kaniasso
Government[1]
• Prefect	Thomas Lasme
Area[2]
• Total	3,739 km^2 (1,444 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
• Total	58,216
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Kaniasso Department is a department of Folon Region in Denguélé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 58,216 and its seat is the settlement of Kaniasso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Goulia, Kaniasso and Mahandiana-Sokourani.

History

Kaniasso Department was created in 2011 as part of the restructuring of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when departments were converted from the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country to the third-level subdivisions. It was created by splitting Minignan 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. "Découverte du Folon", ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 9°49′N 7°31′W / 9.817°N 7.517°W