Gôh-Djiboua District (french: District du Gôh-Djiboua) is one of fourteen
administrative districts
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of
Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is
Gagnoa.
Creation
Gôh-Djiboua District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the
subdivisions of Ivory Coast.
[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 former regions of
Sud-Bandama (except the department of
Fresco) and
Fromager.
Administrative divisions
Gôh-Djiboua District is currently subdivided into two
regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
and the following
departments:
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Gôh Region (formerly
Fromager Region
Fromager Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 2000 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Gagnoa and its area was 6,903 km2. Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is the second ...
) (region seat also in
Gagnoa)
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Gagnoa Department
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Oumé Department
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Lôh-Djiboua Region (formerly
Sud-Bandama Region
Sud-Bandama Region is a defunct region of Ivory Coast. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was Divo and its area was 10,677 km². Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is divided ...
) (region seat in
Divo)
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Divo Department
Divo Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 571,688 and its seat is the settlement of Divo. The sub-prefectures of the department are Chiépo, Didoko, Divo, Hir ...
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Lakota Department
Lakota Department is a department of Lôh-Djiboua Region in Gôh-Djiboua District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 334,235 and its seat is the settlement of Lakota. The sub-prefectures of the department are Djidji, Gagoré, Goudouko, ...
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Guitry Department
Population
According to the 2021 census, Gôh-Djiboua District has a population of 2,088,440.
References
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Districts of Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 2011