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Gontougo Region

Région du Gontougo
Gontougo Region (Ivory Coast) logo.jpg
Seal
Motto(s): 
"Union, fraternité, développement"
Location Map of Gontougo Region in Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Location of Gontougo Region in Ivory Coast
Country Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
District Zanzan
Established2011
Regional seat Bondoukou
Government
[1]
  PrefectFrançois Germain Goun
  Council PresidentKouassi Ignace Kossonou
Area
[2]
  Total16,770 km2 (6,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2014) [3]
  Total667,185
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Gontougo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bondoukou and the region's population in the 2014 census was 667,185.

Gontougo is currently divided into five departments: Bondoukou, Koun-Fao, Sandégué, Tanda, and Transua.

Notes

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

Coordinates: 8°2′N2°47′W / 8.033°N 2.783°W / 8.033; -2.783


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