Marahoué
Marahoué Region
Région de la Marahoué | |
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Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 8,680 km2,[2][4] and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180.[3]
Departments
Marahoué Region is currently divided into five departments: Bonon, Bouaflé, Gohitafla, Sinfra, and Zuénoula.
History
Marahoué Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000,
Fromager Region
.
As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Marahoué was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District.[5] No territorial changes were made to the region as a result of the reorganisation.
Notes
- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Découverte de la Marahoué" Archived 2016-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, ardci-rd.org, accessed 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
- ^ Since 2000. From 1997 to 2000, the area was greater.
- ^ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
Regional seat: Bouaflé | ||
| Bouaflé Department |  | |
| Sinfra Department | ||
| Zuénoula Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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