Worodougou Explained

Worodougou Region
Native Name:Région du Worodougou
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Woroba
Established Date:Established as a first-level subdivision
Established Title:1997
Established Date1:Divided to create Bafing Region
Established Title1:2000
Established Date2:Converted to a second-level subdivision
Established Title2:2011
Established Date3:Divided to create Béré Region
Established Title3:2011
Seat Type:Regional seat
Seat:Séguéla
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Moussa Bamba
Leader Title1:Council President
Leader Name1:Bouaké Fofana
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11430
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:429812
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0

Worodougou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is currently one of three regions of Woroba District. The region's seat is Séguéla. The region's population in the 2021 census was 429,812.[3]

Departments

Worodougou is currently divided into two departments: Kani and Séguéla.

History

Worodougou Region was established in 1997 as a first-level administrative subdivision. At its establishment, it included all of the territory that is today Woroba District. In 2000, Bafing Region was created by dividing Worodougou.

Worodougou retained its new boundaries until the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, when it was divided a second time, the latter to create Béré Region. As part of the reorganisation, Worodougou was converted into a second-level subdivision and with Bafing and Béré became part of the first-level Woroba District.

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://worodougou.org/?page_id=7 "Conseil régional"
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de