Nawa Region Explained

Nawa Region
Native Name:Région de la Nawa
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Bas-Sassandra
Established Title:2011
Established Date:Established
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Soubré
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Alliali Kouadio
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Alain-Richard Donwahi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:9193
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:1165472
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Nawa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,165,472, making it the second-most populous region in Ivory Coast.

Nawa is currently divided into four departments: Buyo, Guéyo, Méagui, and Soubré.

Notes

5.7833°N -42°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=24 "Nawa"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de