Samanza is a town in eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Daoukro Department in Iffou Region, Lacs District. The border of Zanzan District is 200 metres northwest of the town.

Samanza
Samanza is located in Ivory Coast
Samanza
Samanza
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°30′N 3°35′W / 7.500°N 3.583°W / 7.500; -3.583
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictLacs
RegionIffou
DepartmentDaoukro
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
10,260
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Samanza was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.[2]

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Samanza was 10,260.[3]

Villages

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The 9 villages of the sub-prefecture of Samanza and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Agba-Tanoukro (137)
  2. Aka-Comoékro (1 654)
  3. Akpokro (332)
  4. Ekra-Kpinkro (357)
  5. Nouffoukro (550)
  6. Ouakabessi (833)
  7. Samanza (2 546)
  8. Tiokonou (850)
  9. Zanzansou (3 001)

References

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  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours", news.abidjan.net, 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Iffou" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.