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Gôh Djiboua District

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Country
  
Ivory Coast

Capital
  
Gagnoa

Population
  
1.605 million (2014)

Established
  
2011

Area
  
17,580 km²

Gôh-Djiboua District

Gôh-Djiboua District (French: District du Gôh-Djiboua) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa.

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Creation

Gôh-Djiboua District was created in an 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast. The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Sud-Bandama (except the department of Fresco) and Fromager.

Administrative divisions

Gôh-Djiboua District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:

  • Gôh Region (formerly Fromager Region) (region seat also in Gagnoa)
  • Gagnoa Department
  • Oumé Department
  • Lôh-Djiboua Region (formerly Sud-Bandama Region) (region seat in Divo)
  • Divo Department
  • Lakota Department
  • Guitry Department

    • Population

    According to the 2014 census, Gôh-Djiboua District has a population of 1,605,286.

    References

    Gôh-Djiboua District Wikipedia
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