Lôh-Djiboua 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 creation in 2011, it has been one of two regions in

Gôh-Djiboua District Gôh-Djiboua District () is one of fourteen administrative districts 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 admin ...

. The regional seat is

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and the region's area is 10,650 km². At the 2021 census, the region had a population of 1,103,158.

History

Lôh-Djiboua Region was created as part of the 2011 reorganisation of the

subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively Decentralization, decentralised state. The country divided into 14 Districts of Ivory Coast, districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The other 12 districts are subdivided in ...

. Prior to this, the territory that is now Lôh-Djiboua constituted the majority of the first-level division Sud-Bandama Region, which also included what is now

Fresco Department Fresco Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 107,752 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dahiri, Fresco and Gbagbam. H ...

. At the reorganisation, the territory of Fresco Department was transferred to

Bas-Sassandra District Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra River, Sassandra") is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is Sa ...

and the remainder of Sud-Bandama became the second-level division Lôh-Djiboua. Lôh-Djiboua was combined with Gôh Region to form the new first-level division

Departments

Lôh-Djiboua is currently divided into three

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, Guitry, and

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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loh-Djiboua Regions of Gôh-Djiboua District 2011 establishments in Ivory Coast States and territories established in 2011