Country Ivory Coast Regional seat Bouaflé Population 862,344 (2014) | District Sassandra-Marahoué Area 9,092 km² | |
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1997 Established as a first-level subdivision 2000 Divided to create Fromager Region 2011 Converted to a second-level subdivision | ||
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 9,092 km², and its population in the 2014 census was 862,344.
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Departments
Marahoué Region is currently divided into three departments: Bouaflé, Sinfra, and Zuénoula.
History
Marahoué Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000, Oumé Department was split off from Marahoué and combined with Gagnoa Department from Haut-Sassandra Region to form 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. No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.