# Nassian Department > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nassian_Department > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nassian_Department.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassian_Department > Source revision: 1334766974 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Department in Zanzan, Ivory Coast Nassian Department Département de Nassian Department Location in Ivory Coast. Nassian Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005. Country Ivory Coast District Zanzan Region Bounkani 2005 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Bouna Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision Departmental seat Nassian Government [1] • Prefect Koné Sounan Jacques Area • Total 2,810 km2 (1,080 sq mi) Population (2021 census)[2] • Total 71,724 • Density 25.5/km2 (66.1/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) **Nassian Department** is a [department](/source/Departments_of_Ivory_Coast) of [Bounkani Region](/source/Bounkani_Region) in [Zanzan District](/source/Zanzan_District), [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast). In 2021, its population was 71,724 and its seat is the settlement of [Nassian](/source/Nassian). The [sub-prefectures](/source/Sub-prefectures_of_Ivory_Coast) of the department are [Bogofa](/source/Bogofa), [Kakpin](/source/Kakpin), [Koutouba](/source/Koutouba), [Nassian](/source/Nassian), and [Sominassé](/source/Sominass%C3%A9).[3] ## History Nassian Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from [Bouna Department](/source/Bouna_Department).[4][5] At its creation, it was part of [Zanzan Region](/source/Zanzan_Region). In 2011, [districts](/source/Districts_of_Ivory_Coast) 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](/source/Bounkani_Region) in [Zanzan District](/source/Zanzan_District). In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Nassian was 19,971.[6] ## Villages The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Nassian and their population in 2014 are:[6] 1. Angobila (1 046) 1. Anvéyo (314) 1. Bondoyo (1 383) 1. Kalabo (50) 1. Landé (891) 1. Longongara (2 118) 1. Nassian (4 785) 1. Parhadi (2 823) 1. Poum (635) 1. Sindé (364) 1. Toungbo (264) 1. Yaga (259) 1. Bougoulaye (732) 1. Dédi (554) 1. Dépingo (808) 1. Talahini (2 609) 1. Tienguélé (336) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"](http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html), abidjan.net, 2 October 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/) Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nassian (Department, Ivory Coast) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](http://web.archive.org/web/20241008154357/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/bounkani/1423__nassian/). *citypopulation.de*. Archived from [the original](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/bounkani/1423__nassian/) on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2026-01-25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Decree 2005-251, 7 July 2005 cited by Decree 2008-97, 5 March 2008. Text of the decree in Sévérin Anouma. ["Décentralisation sous Laurent Gbagbo : Une Côte d’Ivoire non exclusive."](http://ivoir-opinion.over-blog.com/2017/01/decentralisation-sous-laurent-gbagbo-une-cote-d-ivoire-non-exclusive.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"](http://www.statoids.com/yci.html), statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bounkani_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bounkani_6-1) ["RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Bounkani"](http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/BOUNKANI.pdf) (PDF). *ins.ci*. 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