Marahoué Region is one of the 31

regions of Ivory Coast The regions of Ivory Coast (french: régions de la Côte d'Ivoire) are the second-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. There are 31 regions, and each region is subdivided into two or more departments, the third-level division in Ivory Coast. Two ...

and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is

Bouaflé Bouaflé is a city in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bouaflé Department. It is also the seat of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District and a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentiona ...

. The region's area is 8,680 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180.

Departments

Marahoué Region is currently divided into three

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Sinfra Sinfra is a city in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and the seat of Sinfra Department in Marahoué Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Sinfra is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune o ...

, and

Zuénoula Zuénoula is a town in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Zuénoula Department in Marahoué Region Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. Th ...

History

Marahoué region locator map Côte d'Ivoire 1997-2000

Marahoué Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000,

Oumé Department Oumé Department is a department of Gôh Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 260,786 and its seat is the settlement of Oumé. The sub-prefectures of the department are Diégonéfla, Guépahouo, Oumé, and ...

was split off from Marahoué and combined with

Gagnoa Department Gagnoa Department is a department of Gôh Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 724,496 and its seat is the settlement of Gagnoa. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bayota, Dahiépa-Kéhi, Dignago, ...

from

Haut-Sassandra Region Haut-Sassandra 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 Daloa. The region's area is 15,190 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 1,739,697, making ...

to form Fromager Region. As part of 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 ...

, Marahoué was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marahoue Regions of Sassandra-Marahoué District 1997 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1997