Woroba District (french: District du Woroba) is one of 14

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. It is in the northeast part of the country. Its capital is Séguéla.

Creation

Woroba District was created in a 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 ...

.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. The territory of the district was composed by merging the regions of Bafing and Worodougou.

Administrative divisions

Woroba District is currently subdivided into three

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and the following departments: * Bafing Region (region seat in

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) **

Koro Department Koro Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 76,345 and its seat is the settlement of Koro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Booko, Borotou, Koro, Mahandougou, and Ni ...

** Touba Department **

Ouaninou Department Ouaninou Department is a department of Bafing Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 65,981 and its seat is the settlement of Ouaninou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Gbelo, Gouékan, Koonan, Ouanino ...

* Béré Region (region seat in

Mankono Mankono is a town in central Ivory Coast and the seat of Béré Region, Woroba District. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Mankono Department Mankono Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, i ...

) **

Kounahiri Department Kounahiri Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 101,111 and its seat is the settlement of Kounahiri. The sub-prefectures of the department are Kongasso and Kounahiri. History ...

Mankono Department Mankono Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 271,894 and its seat is the settlement of Mankono. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bouandougou, Mankono, Marandallah, ...

Dianra Department Dianra Department is a department of Béré Region in Woroba District, 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 Yam ...

Worodougou Region Worodougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is currently one of three regions of Woroba District. The region's seat is Séguéla. The region's population in the 2021 census was 429,812. Departments Worodougou is currently divided ...

(region seat also in Séguéla) ** Séguéla Department **

Kani Department Kani Department is a department of Worodougou Region in Woroba District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 131,428 and its seat is the settlement of Kani. The sub-prefectures of the department are Djibrosso, Fadiadougou, Kani, and Morondo ...

Population

According to the 2021 census, Woroba District has a population of 1,184,813, making it the third least populous district in Ivory Coast, behind

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and

Denguélé District Denguélé District (french: district du Denguélé, ) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the northwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Odienné. Creation Denguélé Dist ...

References

{{Authority control Districts of Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2011