Gontougo Region | |
Native Name: | Région du Gontougo |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Motto: | "Union, fraternité, développement" |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Zanzan |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2011 |
Seat Type: | Regional seat |
Seat: | Bondoukou |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | François Germain Goun |
Leader Title1: | Council President |
Leader Name1: | Kouassi Ignace Kossonou |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 16100 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 917828 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Gontougo Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Zanzan District. The seat of the region is Bondoukou and the region's population in the 2021 census was 917,828.
Gontougo is currently divided into five departments: Bondoukou, Koun-Fao, Sandégué, Tanda, and Transua.