Guémon

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Guémon Region
Région du Guémon
Yémahin Region
Région du Yémahin
Region
Location of Guémon Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Montagnes District
Location of Guémon Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Montagnes District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Established 2011
Regional seat Duékoué
Government[1][2]
 • Prefect Sory Sangaré
 • Council President Evariste Tié Méambly
Area
 • Total 6,695 km2 (2,585 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
 • Total 919,392
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the 2014 census was 919,392.

Guémon is currently divided into four departments: Bangolo, Duékoué, Facobly, and Kouibly.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Guémon was referred to alternatively as the region of "Yémahin".[4] Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "Guémon".

Notes

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