N'Zi Region

N'Zi Region Région du N'Zi
Region
Official seal of N'Zi Region Seal
Location of N'Zi Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lacs District Location of N'Zi Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lacs District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lacs
2011	Established
2012	Divided to create Moronou Region
Regional seat	Dimbokro
Government
• Prefect	Jacques N'Guessan Obouo
• Council President	Koffi Bernard N'Guessan
Population (2014)
• Total	247,578
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Website	crnzi.ci

N'Zi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Dimbokro and the region's population in the 2014 census was 247,578. N'Zi is the only region is the country that does not border another district—it is entirely surrounded by other regions of Lacs District.

N'Zi Region is currently divided into three departments: Bocanda, Dimbokro, and Kouassi-Kouassikro.

History

File:N'Zi region locator map Côte d'Ivoire (2011-12).jpg

N'Zi Region upon its creation in 2011. N'Zi retained these boundaries until 2012, when it was divided to create Moronou Region.

In 2012, N'Zi Region was divided to create Moronou Region. Arrah, Bongouanou, and M'Batto Departments were removed from N'Zi and became the departments of Moronou.