Gbêkê Region | |
Native Name: | Région de Gbêkê |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Other Name: | Wawlè Region Région du Wawlè |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Motto: | "Union-Paix-Developpement" |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Vallée du Bandama |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2011 |
Seat Type: | Regional seat |
Seat: | Bouaké |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Tuo Fonzi |
Leader Title1: | Council President |
Leader Name1: | Mangoua Koffi Saraka Jacques |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 8990 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1352900 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Gbêkê Region (also known as Wawlè Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Vallée du Bandama District. The seat of the region is Bouaké and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,352,900,[3] making it the third-most populous region of Ivory Coast.
Gbêkê is currently divided into four departments: Béoumi, Botro, Bouaké, and Sakassou.
In the 2011 decree that created the region, Gbêkê was referred to alternatively as the region of "Wawlè".[4]
Gbêkê is located in the north of the country, it borders Hambol, Iffou, Bélier Region, Marahoué and Béré Region