Gbêkê Region (also known as Wawlè Region) is one of the 31
regions
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of
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in
Vallée du Bandama District. The seat of the region is
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N'Ko script, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest list of cities in Ivory Coast, city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivisions of Ivory ...
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
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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:
Béoumi
Béoumi is a town in central Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre o ...
,
Botro,
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N'Ko script, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest list of cities in Ivory Coast, city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivisions of Ivory ...
, and
Sakassou.
Name
In the 2011 decree that created the region, Gbêkê was referred to alternatively as the region of "Wawlè".
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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.
...
,
Iffou,
Bélier Region,
Marahoué and
Béré Region
Notes
Regions of Vallée du Bandama District
States and territories established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ivory Coast
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