Gbôklé Region is one of the 31
regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
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 three regions in
Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...
. The seat of the region is
Sassandra and the region's population in the 2021 census was 460,980.
Gbôklé is currently divided into two
departments
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* 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, ...
:
Fresco
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and
Sassandra.
Notes
Regions of Bas-Sassandra District
States and territories established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ivory Coast
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