Marahoué

Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 8,680 km²,^[2][4] and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180.^[3]

Marahoué Region Région de la Marahoué
Region
Location of Marahoué Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Sassandra-Marahoué District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
1997	Established as a first-level subdivision
2000	Divided to create Fromager Region
2011	Converted to a second-level subdivision
Regional seat	Bouaflé
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouamé Adrien Gbamélé
• Council President	Richmond Abi Koffi
Area [2]
• Total	8,680 km2 (3,350 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	981,180
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Departments

Marahoué Region is currently divided into five departments: Bonon, Bouaflé, Gohitafla, Sinfra, and Zuénoula.

History

Marahoué Region upon its creation in 1997. Marahoué retained these boundaries until 2000, when it and Haut-Sassandra Region were divided to create Fromager Region.

Marahoué Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000, Oumé Department was split off from Marahoué and combined with Gagnoa Department from Haut-Sassandra Region to form Fromager Region.

As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Marahoué was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District.^[5] No territorial changes were made to the region as a result of the reorganisation.