Gôh-Djiboua District
Gôh-Djiboua District
District du Gôh-Djiboua | |
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| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Established | 2011 |
| Capital | Gagnoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,700 km2 (6,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,088,440 |
| • Density | 133/km2 (345/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CI-GD |
| HDI (2022) | 0.551[3] medium · 6th of 14 |
Gôh-Djiboua District (French: District du Gôh-Djiboua) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest corner of the country. The capital of the district is Gagnoa.
Creation
Gôh-Djiboua District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.[4] The territory of the district was composed by merging the former regions of Sud-Bandama (except the department of Fresco) and Fromager.[1]
Administrative divisions
Gôh-Djiboua District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:
- Gôh Region (formerly Fromager Region) (region seat also in Gagnoa)
- Lôh-Djiboua Region (formerly Sud-Bandama Region) (region seat in Divo)
Population
According to the 2021 census, Gôh-Djiboua District has a population of 2,088,440.[2]
Religion
Gôh-Djiboua has a religiously diverse population. According to the 2021 census, Christianity is the plurality religion in the district (45.1%), followed closely by Islam (43.9%) and those with no religion (7.6%). A smaller share of residents adhere to traditional religions or other faiths.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 Citypopulation.de
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ↑ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
- 1 2 "Résultats Globaux définitifs: Répartition de la population résidente selon la religion" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique (INS). 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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