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Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin 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 Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the 2021 census was 930,893. Guémon is currently divided into four
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, ...
: Bangolo, Duékoué, Facobly, and Kouibly.


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In the 2011 decree that created the region, Guémon was referred to alternatively as the region of "Yémahin".. Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "Guémon".


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Regions of Montagnes District States and territories established in 2011 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast {{Montagnes-geo-stub