Country Ivory Coast Established 2011 Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Population 96,415 (2014) | District Denguélé Regional seat Minignan Area 7,239 km² | |
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Folon Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Minignan and the region's population in the 2014 census was 96,415, making it the least-populous region of the country.
Folon is currently divided into two departments: Kaniasso and Minignan.
Natural geography
The majority of the geography of Folon is savannah, but there are forests along the rivers. The forests are threatened by illegal logging and bushfires. The wild fauna of the region includes baboons, warthogs, boars, partridges, francolins, antelopes, waterbucks, bushbucks, rabbits, and boas.
References
Folon Region Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA