Bafing Region Région du Bafing | |
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| Motto: "La Renaissance du Bafing" | |
 Location of Bafing Region (dark red) in Ivory Coast | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Woroba |
| 2000 | Established as a first-level subdivision via division ofWorodougou Region |
| 2011 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| Regional seat | Touba |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Benoît Yao Kouakou |
| • Council President | Diomande Lassina |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,660 km2 (3,340 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 262,850 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Bafing Region is one of the 31regions of Ivory Coast and is part ofWoroba District. The region's seat isTouba. The region's area is 8,660 km²,[4] and its population in the 2021 census was 262,850.[3]
Bafing Region is currently divided into threedepartments:Koro,Ouaninou, andTouba. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-offTouba Department fromWorodougou Region.Koro Department was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008.
As part of the 2011 reorganisation of thesubdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-levelWoroba District.[5] No territorial changes were made to Bafing as a result of the reorganisation, but a third department—Ouaninou Department—was created by splitting Touba Department again.
| Year | 1988 | 1998 | 2010 | 2014 |
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| Population | 107 886 | 148 813 | 205 339 | 183 047 |
Regional seat:Touba | ||
| Koro Department |  | |
| Ouaninou Department | ||
| Touba Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
Regions of Ivory Coast (pre-2011) | ||
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