Gôh Explained

Gôh Region
Native Name:Région du Gôh
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gôh-Djiboua
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2011
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Gagnoa
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Rémi N'Zi Kanga
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Joachim Djédjé Bagnon
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:6890
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:985282
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Gôh Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Gôh-Djiboua District. The region's seat is Gagnoa and its area is 7327 km².[3] At the 2021 census, the region had a population of 985,282.[4]

History

From 2000 until the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, the territory that is now Gôh constituted the first-level division Fromager Region. At the reorganisation, the territory was renamed Gôh and combined with Lôh-Djiboua to form the new first-level division Gôh-Djiboua District.

Departments

Gôh Region is currently divided into two departments: Gagnoa and Oumé.

Notes

6.1333°N -61°W

Notes and References

  1. http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"
  2. http://news.abidjan.net/h/580729.html "Joachim Djédjé Bagnon, président du Conseil régional du Gôh : 'Je rempile pour un second mandat'"
  3. http://www.dgddl.interieur.gouv.ci/index.php?page=mono_detail&title=regions&id=12 "Gôh"
  4. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de