Sud-Bandama Region is a defunct

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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 ...

. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Divo and its area was 10,677 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is divided between Bas-Sassandra and

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 ...

s.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

Departments

At the time of its dissolution, Sud-Bandama Region was divided into two departments: Divo and

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Abolition

Sud-Bandama Region was abolished 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 ...

. The area formerly encompassed by the region is divided between Bas-Sassandra and

Fresco Department Fresco Department is a Departments of Ivory Coast, department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 107,752 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco, Ivory Coast, Fresco. The sub-prefectures of Ivory ...

—which was carved out of Divo Department at the reorganisation—was combined with the former

Bas-Sassandra Region Bas-Sassandra Region is a defunct regions of Ivory Coast, region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was San-Pédro, Ivory Coast, San-Pédro and its area was 26,440 km2. Since 2011, ...

to create Bas-Sassandra District. The remaining territory of Sud-Bandama became

Lôh-Djiboua Region 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 ...

, one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District.

References

{{Authority control Former regions of Ivory Coast States and territories disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Ivory Coast 1997 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 1997