Moronou Region
Moronou Region
Région du Moronou | |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
District | Lacs |
2012 | Established via division of N'Zi Region[1][2] |
Regional seat | Bongouanou |
Government | |
• Prefect | Nemlin Houande Henriette Epse Diahi Néssero |
• Council President | Pascal Affi N'Guessan |
Area | |
• Total | 6,670 km2 (2,580 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[5] | |
• Total | 352,616 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Moronou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2012, it has been one of four regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Bongouanou and the region's population in the 2014 census was 352,616.
Moronou is currently divided into three departments: Arrah, Bongouanou, and M'Batto.
Moronou is the most recently created region of Ivory Coast. It was formed in 2012[1][2] after the other 30 regions had been organised in 2011. Moronou was created by splitting off three departments from N'Zi Region.[1][2]
Regional Council of Moronou[]
Election Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Véronique Aka | 20,459 | 46.18 | |
PDCI–RDA | 13,973 | 31.54 | ||
Independent | 6,349 | 14.33 | ||
Independent | 3,518 | 7.94 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
FPI | Pascal Affi N'Guessan | 26,027 | 43.15 | |
PDCI–RDA | Véronique Aka | 25,703 | 42.61 | |
Independent | 7,601 | 12.60 |
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Conseil des Ministres du mercredi 04 Juillet 2012 : De nouvelles entités administratives créées", abidjan.net, 5 July 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Décret n° 2012-612 du 04 juillet 2012 portant création de la Région du Moronou Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Moronou", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ COMMISSION ELECTORALE INDEPENDANTE (21 April 2013). "ELECTION DES CONSEILLERS REGIONAUX" (PDF) (in French). Moronou. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Elections Municipales et Régionales 2018 en Côte d'ivoire". Abidjan (in French). Moronou. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
Coordinates: 6°39′N 4°12′W / 6.650°N 4.200°W
Categories:
- Moronou Region
- Regions of Lacs District
- States and territories established in 2012
- 2012 establishments in Ivory Coast
- Lacs District geography stubs