District of Ivory Coast
District in Ivory Coast
Savanes District
District des Savanes
Country Ivory Coast Established 2011 Capital Korhogo • Total 40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi) • Total 2,159,434 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi) HDI (2022)0.471[ 3] low · 12th of 14
Main street in Korhogo
Savanes District (French : District des Savanes , [sa.van] , "Savannahs ") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast . The district is located in the northernmost part of the country. The capital of the district is Korhogo .
Creation
Savanes District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast .[ 4] The territory of the district was composed of the former Savanes Region .[ 1]
Administrative divisions
Savanes District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments :
Population
According to the 2021 census, Savanes District has a population of 2,159,434.[ 2] the population of Savanes is almost entirely muslim.[ 5]
References
^ a b "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)" . Statoids.com . Retrieved 24 June 2015 .
^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the districts of Ivory Coast
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" . hdi.globaldatalab.org . Retrieved 2024-09-24 .
^ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
^ Marie Miran-Guyon. ’La lumière de l’islam vient de Côte d’Ivoire’ : Le dynamisme de l’islam ivoirien sur la scène ouest-africaine et internationale. Canadian Journal of African Studies / La Revue canadienne des études africaines, 2007, 41 (1), pp.95-128. ffhalshs-01062640f
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