Prikro Department

Prikro Department is a department of Iffou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 72,789 and its seat is the settlement of Prikro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Anianou, Famienkro, Koffi-Amonkro, Nafana, and Prikro.

Prikro Department Département de Prikro
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Prikro Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2005.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
Region	Iffou
2005	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of M'Bahiakro Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Prikro
Government [1]
• Prefect	Marie-Thérèse Guede Mabo
Area [2]
• Total	2,400 km^2 (900 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	72,789
• Density	30/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Prikro Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from M'Bahiakro Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of N'Zi-Comoé Region.

In 2011, districts 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, Prikro Department became part of Iffou Region in Lacs District.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Dossier : Prikro, un département à construire", abidjan.net, 6 August 2014.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.