Poro Region

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Poro Region
Région du Poro
Region
Official seal of Poro Region
Seal
Motto: "Terre d'accueil et de traditions"
Location of Poro Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Savanes District
Location of Poro Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Savanes District
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Country  Ivory Coast
District Savanes
2011 Established
Regional seat Korhogo
Government[1]
 • Prefect Daouda Outtara
 • Council President Tiémoko Yadé Coulibaly
Area[2]
 • Total 13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
 • Total 763,852
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+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 2014 census was 763,852.

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

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Poro", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
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