Sud-Comoé
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Regions of Côte d'Ivoire
||Côte d'Ivoire is divided into nineteen regions :The regions are further divided into 81 departments.-External links:...
of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. The region's capital is Aboisso
Aboisso
Abiosso is the main town of Aboisso Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located in the Sud-Comoé Region. The city's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the city also served as a staging point for Marcel...
. Covering 6,250 km², its population (2002 est.) is 536,500.
The region is divided into three departments
Departments of Côte d'Ivoire
The regions of Côte d'Ivoire are divided into 81 departments .A 1978 law created 27 self governing Communes in Cote 'Ivoire , alongside Sous-Prefectures, dividing each of the Departments. The Commune, , is administered by a Municipal Council, presided over by a Mayor...
: Aboisso
Aboisso Department
Aboisso Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of three departments of Sud-Comoé Region....
, Adiaké
Adiaké Department
Adiaké Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of three departments of Sud-Comoé Region....
, and Grand-Bassam
Grand-Bassam Department
Grand-Bassam Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of three departments of Sud-Comoé Region. Grand-Bassam is capital of the department....
.
The region is virtually the same as the territory of the pre-colonial kingdom of Sanwi which as late as 1969 attempted to break away from Côte d'Ivoire and form an independent state. The current King of Sanwi is Nana Amon Ndoufou V (since 2002).