[3] 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.

It was formed by splitting-off Touba Department from Worodougou Region.

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.

[5] 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.