La Mé Region (also known as Massan 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
Lagunes District
Lagunes District (, , ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southern part of the country. The capital of the district is Dabou.
Creation
Lagunes District was created in a 2011 administrative ...
. The seat of the region is
Adzopé and the region's population in the 2021 census was 726,665.
La Mé 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, ...
:
Adzopé,
Akoupé,
Alépé, and
Yakassé-Attobrou.
Name
In the 2011 decree that created the region, La Mé was referred to exclusively as the region of "Massan".
[.] Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "La Mé".
Notes
Regions of Lagunes District
States and territories established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ivory Coast
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