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Bafing Region Région du Bafing
Region
Motto: "La Renaissance du Bafing"
Location of Bafing Region (dark red) in Ivory Coast
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Woroba
2000	Established as a first-level subdivision via division of Worodougou Region
2011	Converted to a second-level subdivision
Regional seat	Touba
Government
• Prefect	Benoît Yao Kouakou
• Council President	Diomande Lassina
Area
• Total	8,660 km (3,340 sq mi)
Population
• Total	262,850
• Density	30/km (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Bafing Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Woroba District. The region's seat is Touba. The region's area is 8,660 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 262,850.

Departments and geography

Bafing Region is currently divided into three departments: Koro, Ouaninou, and Touba. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

History

Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-off Touba Department from Worodougou Region. Koro Department was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008.

As part of the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-level Woroba District. No territorial changes were made to Bafing as a result of the reorganisation, but a third department—Ouaninou Department—was created by splitting Touba Department again.

Demographic change

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Bafing" Archived 2020-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
4. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
5. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

v t e Regions of Ivory Coast
Bas-Sassandra District	Gbôklé Region Nawa Region San-Pédro Region
Comoé District	Indénié-Djuablin Region Sud-Comoé Region
Denguélé District	Folon Region Kabadougou Region
Gôh-Djiboua District	Gôh Region Lôh-Djiboua Region
Lacs District	Bélier Region Iffou Region Moronou Region N'Zi Region
Lagunes District	Agnéby-Tiassa Region Grands-Ponts Region La Mé Region
Montagnes District	Cavally Region Guémon Region Tonkpi Region
Sassandra-Marahoué District	Haut-Sassandra Region Marahoué Region
Savanes District	Bagoué Region Poro Region Tchologo Region
Vallée du Bandama District	Gbêkê Region Hambol Region
Woroba District	Bafing Region Béré Region Worodougou Region
Zanzan District	Bounkani Region Gontougo Region

v t e Departments and sub-prefectures of Bafing Region, Woroba District
Regional seat: Touba
Koro Department	Booko* Borotou* Koro* Mahandougou Niokosso
Ouaninou Department	Gbélo Gouékan Koonan* Ouaninou* Saboudougou Santa
Touba Department	Dioman Foungbesso Guintéguéla* Touba*
* also a commune

v t e Regions of Ivory Coast (pre-2011)
Agnéby Bafing Bas-Sassandra Denguélé Dix-Huit Montagnes Fromager Haut-Sassandra Lacs Lagunes Marahoué Moyen-Cavally Moyen-Comoé N'Zi-Comoé Savanes Sud-Bandama Sud-Comoé Vallée du Bandama Worodougou Zanzan

8°30′N 7°30′W / 8.500°N 7.500°W / 8.500; -7.500

• Bafing Region
• Regions of Woroba District
• 2000 establishments in Ivory Coast
• States and territories established in 2000