La Mé Region (also known as Massan Region) is one of the 31

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 ...

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 Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in

Lagunes District Lagunes District (french: District des Lagunes, ) 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 creat ...

. The seat of the region is

Adzopé Adzopé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Adzopé Department. It is also a commune and the seat of La Mé Region in Lagunes District. In the 2021 census, the sub-prefecture of Adzopé had a populati ...

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, ...

, Akoupé,

Alépé Alépé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Alépé Department in La Mé Region, Lagunes District. Alépé is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or ...

, and Yakassé-Attobrou.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, La Mé was referred to exclusively as the region of "Massan".Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions
Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "La Mé".

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