Guézon is a town in western

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 ...

. It is a

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Duékoué Department Duékoué Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Guémon Region in Montagnes District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 420,911 and its seat is the settlement of Duékoué. The sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefectu ...

Guémon Region Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the ...

Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sas ...

. Guézon was a

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until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished."Le gouvernement ivoirien supprime 1126 communes, et maintient 197 pour renforcer sa politique de décentralisation en cours"
''news.abidjan.net'', 7 March 2012. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Guézon was 56,435.

Villages

The eleven villages of the sub-prefecture of Guézon and their population in 2014 are:

Notes

Sub-prefectures of Guémon Former communes of Ivory Coast {{Montagnes-geo-stub