Nassian Department
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| name = Nassian Department
| native_name = Département de Nassian
| native_name_lang = fr
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| settlement_type = Department
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| image_map = File:Nassian Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg
| map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Nassian Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}}
|subdivision_type1 = District
|subdivision_name1 = Zanzan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Bounkani
|seat_type = Departmental seat
|seat = Nassian
| established_title = 2005
| established_date = Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bouna Dept
| established_title1 = 2011
| established_date1 = Converted to a third-level subdivision
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| government_footnotes = [http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
| leader_title = Prefect
| leader_name = Koné Sounan Jacques
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2810
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| population_total = 71724
| population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
| population_as_of = 2021 census
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Nassian Department is a department of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlement of Nassian. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bogofa, Kakpin, Koutouba, Nassian, and Sominassé.
History
Nassian Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Bouna Department.Decree 2005-251, 7 July 2005 cited by Decree 2008-97, 5 March 2008. Text of the decree in Sévérin Anouma. [http://ivoir-opinion.over-blog.com/2017/01/decentralisation-sous-laurent-gbagbo-une-cote-d-ivoire-non-exclusive.html "Décentralisation sous Laurent Gbagbo : Une Côte d’Ivoire non exclusive."][http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. At its creation, it was part of Zanzan Region.
In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions, and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Nassian Department became part of Bounkani Region in Zanzan District.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Nassian was 19,971.{{cite web|title=RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani|url=http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/BOUNKANI.pdf|website=ins.ci|access-date=5 August 2019}}
Villages
The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Nassian and their population in 2014 are:
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- Angobila (1 046)
- Anvéyo (314)
- Bondoyo (1 383)
- Kalabo (50)
- Landé (891)
- Longongara (2 118)
- Nassian (4 785)
- Parhadi (2 823)
- Poum (635)
- Sindé (364)
- Toungbo (264)
- Yaga (259)
- Bougoulaye (732)
- Dédi (554)
- Dépingo (808)
- Talahini (2 609)
- Tienguélé (336)
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Notes
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{{Departments of Ivory Coast}}
{{Bounkani Region subdivisions}}
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Category:Departments of Bounkani
Category:2005 establishments in Ivory Coast
Category:States and territories established in 2005
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