Nawa Region
Région de la Nawa | |
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![]() Location of Nawa Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Bas-Sassandra |
2011 | Established |
Regional seat | Soubré |
Government | |
• Prefect | Alliali Kouadio |
• Council President | Alain-Richard Donwahi |
Area | |
• Total | 9,193 km2 (3,549 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[3] | |
• Total | 1,165,472 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Website | lanawa |
Nawa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is Soubré and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,165,472, making it the second-most populous region in Ivory Coast.
Nawa is currently divided into four departments: Buyo, Guéyo, Méagui, and Soubré.
Notes
- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Nawa", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast
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