Poro Region Explained

Poro Region
Native Name:Région du Poro
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Region
Motto:"Terre d'accueil et de traditions"
Coordinates:9.4167°N -42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Savanes
Established Title:2011
Established Date:Established
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Korhogo
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Daouda Outtara
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Tiémoko Yadé Coulibaly
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:12550
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:1040461
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Poro Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Savanes District. The seat of the region is Korhogo and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,040,461.[3]

Poro is currently divided into four departments: Dikodougou, Korhogo, M'Bengué, and Sinématiali.

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=26 "Poro"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de