Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31

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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 Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, Sassandra-Marahou ...

. The seat of the region is

Duékoué Duékoué () is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of Guémon Region in Montagnes District Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative d ...

and the region's population in the 2021 census was 930,893. Guémon is currently divided into four

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Bangolo Bangolo is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region, Montagnes District Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The dis ...

, Facobly, and Kouibly.

Name

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