Bafing Region
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Bafing Region Région du Bafing |
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| Region | |
| Motto: "La Renaissance du Bafing" | |
 Location of Bafing Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Woroba District |
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| Country |
 Ivory Coast
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| District | Woroba |
| 2000 | Established as a first-level subdivision via division of Worodougou Region |
| 2011 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| Regional seat | Touba |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Benoît Yao Kouakou |
| • Council President | Diomande Lassina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,650 km2 (3,340 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 183,047 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Bafing Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Woroba District. The region's seat is Touba. The region's area is 8,922 km², and its population in the 2014 census was 183,047.
Bafing Region is currently divided into three departments: Koro, Ouaninou, and Touba. The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Bafing Region was created in 2000 as a first-level administration region of the country. It was formed by splitting-off Touba Department from Worodougou Region. Koro Department was created as a split-off from Touba Department in 2008.
As part of the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bafing was converted into a second-level administrative region and was added to the new first-level Woroba District. No territorial changes were made to Bafing as a result of the reorganisation, but a third department—Ouaninou Department—was created by splitting Touba Department again.
Coordinates: 8°30′N 7°30′W / 8.500°N 7.500°W
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