Country Ivory Coast Region Iffou Area 2,400 km² | District Lacs Departmental seat Prikro Population 72,789 (2014) | |
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2005 Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of M'Bahiakro Dept 2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision | ||
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.
History
Prikro Department was created in 2005 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from M'Bahiakro Department. 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.
References
Prikro Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA