Guémon

Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the 2021 census was 930,893.

Guémon Region Région du Guémon Yémahin Region Région du Yémahin
Region
Location of Guémon Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Montagnes District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Established	2011
Regional seat	Duékoué
Government [1][2]
• Prefect	Sory Sangaré
• Council President	Evariste Tié Méambly
Area
• Total	7,180 km2 (2,770 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	930,893
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Guémon is currently divided into four departments: Bangolo, Duékoué, Facobly, and Kouibly.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Guémon was referred to alternatively as the region of "Yémahin".^[4] Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "Guémon".