Lacs District


Lacs District is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro.

Creation

Lacs District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of N'Zi-Comoé and Lacs and removing the area of the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.

Administrative divisions

Lacs District is currently subdivided into four regions and the following departments:
Moronou Region was created in 2012 as a split-off from N'Zi Region.

Population

According to the 2014 census, Lacs District has a population of 1,258,604.