Bengassou

Bengassou Bingassou
Town and sub-prefecture
Bengassou Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°47′N 4°29′W / 6.783°N 4.483°W / 6.783; -4.483Coordinates: 6°47′N 4°29′W / 6.783°N 4.483°W / 6.783; -4.483
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	N'Zi
Department	Bocanda
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	22,891
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Bengassou (also spelled Bingassou) is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bocanda Department in N'Zi Region, Lacs District.

Bengassou 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 9 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 N'Zi Region, Lacs District

Regional seat: Dimbokro

Bocanda Department	Bengassou Bocanda* Kouadioblékro N'Zécrézessou

Dimbokro Department	Abigui Diangokro Dimbokro* Nofou

Kouassi-Kouassikro Department	Kouassi-Kouassikro* Mékro

* also a commune

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