Marahoué Region
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Marahoué Region Région de la Marahoué |
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| Region | |
 Location of Marahoué Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Sassandra-Marahoué District |
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| Country |
 Ivory Coast
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| District | Sassandra-Marahoué |
| 1997 | Established as a first-level subdivision |
| 2000 | Divided to create Fromager Region |
| 2011 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
| Regional seat | Bouaflé |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Kouamé Adrien Gbamélé |
| • Council President | Richmond Abi Koffi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,092 km2 (3,510 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 862,344 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 9,092 km², and its population in the 2014 census was 862,344.
Marahoué Region is currently divided into three departments: Bouaflé, Sinfra, and Zuénoula.
Marahoué Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000, Oumé Department was split off from Marahoué and combined with Gagnoa Department from Haut-Sassandra Region to form Fromager Region.
As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Marahoué was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District. No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.
Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°50′W / 7.167°N 5.833°W
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