Sud-Comoé

Sud-Comoé Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Aboisso. The region's area is 7,240 km²,^[2] and its population in the 2021 census was 784,893.^[3]

Sud-Comoé Region Région du Sud-Comoé
Region
Seal
Motto:  "Silence on développe"
Location of Sud-Comoé Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Comoé District
Coordinates: 5°30′N 3°15′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
1997	Established as a first-level subdivision
2011	Converted to a second-level subdivision
Regional seat	Aboisso
Government [1]
• Prefect	Albert Boni Kouassi
• Council President	Aka Aouélé
Area [2]
• Total	7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	784,893
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

The territory of the region is virtually co-extensive with the territory of the pre-colonial kingdom of Sanwi, which as late as 1969 attempted to break away from Ivory Coast and form an independent state. Since 2002, the King of Sanwi has been Nana Amon Ndoufou V.

Sud-Comoé Region was established in 1997 as a first-level administrative region. As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Sud-Comoé was converted into a second-level division with no territorial changes. It was combined with Indénié-Djuablin to form the new first-level Comoé District.^[4]

Departments

Sud-Comoé Region is currently divided into four departments: Aboisso, Adiaké, Grand-Bassam, and Tiapoum.