Zagné

Zagné
Town and sub-prefecture
Zagné Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°13′N 7°29′W / 6.217°N 7.483°W / 6.217; -7.483Coordinates: 6°13′N 7°29′W / 6.217°N 7.483°W / 6.217; -7.483
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Cavally
Department	Guiglo
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	71,020
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Zagné is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Taï Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District.

Prior to 2013, when Taï Department was created, Zagné was a sub-prefecture of Guiglo Department. A small portion of the sub-prefecture of Zagné lies within Taï National Park.

Zagné was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.^[2]

References

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
↑ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.

Departments and sub-prefectures of Cavally Region, Montagnes District

Regional seat: Guiglo

Bloléquin Department	Bloléquin* Diboké Doké Tinhou Zéaglo

Guiglo Department	Bédy-Goazon Guiglo* Kaadé Nizahon

Taï Department	Taï* Zagné

Toulépleu Department	Bakoubli Méo Nézobly Péhé Tiobly Toulépleu*

* also a commune

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