Gbêkê Region (also known as Wawlè Region) is one of the 31

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in

Vallée du Bandama District Vallée du Bandama District (french: District de la Vallée du Bandama) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the north-central part of the country. The capital of the district is Bouaké. Creati ...

. The seat of the region is

Bouaké Bouaké (or Bwake, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivision—Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bou ...

and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,352,900, making it the third-most populous region of Ivory Coast. Gbêkê is currently divided into four departments:

Béoumi Béoumi is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Béoumi Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Béoumi is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. In 2021, th ...

, Botro,

, and

Sakassou Sakassou is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Sakassou Department in Gbêkê Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Sakassou is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. In 2021, ...

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Gbêkê was referred to alternatively as the region of "Wawlè".Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions

Location

Gbêkê is located in the north of the country, it borders

Hambol Hambol Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Vallée du Bandama District. The seat of the region is Katiola and the region's population in the 2021 census was 612,029. H ...

Iffou Iffou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative distr ...

Bélier Region Bélier Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. The region's population in the 2021 census was 415,593. The seat of the region is in Toumodi. Prior to 2017, the seat of the region was in Yamoussoukro, outside the region, and the prefect o ...

Marahoué 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 8,680 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180. Departments ...

and

Béré Region Béré Region (originally known as Koyadougou Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Woroba District. The seat of the region is Mankono and the region's population in th ...

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Regions of Vallée du Bandama District States and territories established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast {{ValléeduBandama-geo-stub