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.