Gontougo Explained

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.

Notes

8.0333°N -49°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://www.dgddl.interieur.gouv.ci/index.php?page=mono_detail&title=regions&id=13 "Gontougo"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de