Gôh 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

Gôh-Djiboua District Gôh-Djiboua District (french: District du Gôh-Djiboua) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa. Creation Gôh-Djiboua Dist ...

. The region's seat is

Gagnoa Gagnoa is a city in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Gôh-Djiboua District and Gôh Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Gagnoa Department. Gagnoa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a populat ...

and its area is 7327 km². At the 2021 census, the region had a population of 985,282.

History

From 2000 until the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The auto ...

, the territory that is now Gôh constituted the first-level division

Fromager Region Fromager Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 2000 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Gagnoa and its area was 6,903 km2. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is the second ...

. At the reorganisation, the territory was renamed Gôh and combined with

Lôh-Djiboua Lôh-Djiboua Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District. The regional seat is Divo and the region's area is 10,650 km². At the 2021 census, the region h ...

to form the new first-level division

Departments

Gôh Region is currently divided into two departments:

and

Oumé Oumé is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is a Sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Oumé Department in Gôh Region, Gôh-Djiboua District. Oumé is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. Notable people * Bo ...

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goh Regions of Gôh-Djiboua District 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2011