Nawa Region

Nawa Region
Région de la Nawa
Region
Official seal of Nawa Region
Seal
Location of Nawa Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District
Location of Nawa Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
2011Established
Regional seatSoubré
Government
[1]
 • PrefectAlliali Kouadio
 • Council PresidentAlain-Richard Donwahi
Area
[2]
 • Total
9,193 km2 (3,549 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total
1,165,472
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitelanawa.ci

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.

  1. ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Nawa", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast