Tonkpi

Tonkpi Region
Région du Tonkpi
Region

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Motto: "Union-Développement-Paix"

Location of Tonkpi Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Montagnes District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Established 2011
Regional seat Man
Government[1]
  Prefect Kayaha Jérôme Soro
  Council President Mela Gaston Wohi
Area[2]
  Total 12,284 km2 (4,743 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 992,564
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Tonkpi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Man and the region's population in the 2014 census was 992,564.

Tonkpi is currently divided into five departments: Biankouma, Danané, Man, Sipilou, and Zouan-Hounien.

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Tonkpi", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 7°24′N 7°33′W / 7.400°N 7.550°W / 7.400; -7.550


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