Gontougo

Gontougo Region Région du Gontougo
Region
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Motto(s):  "Union, fraternité, développement"
Location of Gontougo Region in Ivory Coast
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Zanzan
Established	2011
Regional seat	Bondoukou
Government [1]
• Prefect	François Germain Goun
• Council President	Kouassi Ignace Kossonou
Area [2]
• Total	16,100 km2 (6,200 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census) [3]
• Total	917,828
• Density	57/km2 (150/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 2021 census was 917,828.

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. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast]

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