Gbôklé

Gbôklé Region
Région du Gbôklé
Region
Motto: "Gbôklé, la plus belle Région de la Côte d’Ivoire"

Location of Gbôklé Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
Established 2011
Regional seat Sassandra
Government[1]
  Prefect Ernest Boni Koffi
  Council President Dakpa Philippe Legre
Area[2]
  Total 7,225 km2 (2,790 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 400,798
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Gbôklé Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Sassandra and the region's population in the 2014 census was 400,798.

Gbôklé is currently divided into two departments: Fresco and Sassandra.

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Gbôklé", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 4°57′N 6°5′W / 4.950°N 6.083°W / 4.950; -6.083


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