La Mé

La Mé Region
Région de la Mé
Massan Region
Région du Massan
Region

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Location of La Mé Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Lagunes District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Lagunes
2011 Established
Regional seat Adzopé
Government[1]
  Prefect Sanogo Al-Hassana
  Council President Yapi Jean-Claude Sombo
Area[2]
  Total 8,237 km2 (3,180 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 514,700
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Website regiondelame.net

La Mé Region (also known as Massan Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Lagunes District. The seat of the region is Adzopé and the region's population in the 2014 census was 514,700.

La Mé is currently divided into four departments: Adzopé, Akoupé, Alépé, and Yakassé-Attobrou.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, La Mé was referred to exclusively as the region of "Massan".[4] Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "La Mé".

Notes

Coordinates: 6°10′N 3°59′W / 6.167°N 3.983°W / 6.167; -3.983


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