Guémon

Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Duékoué and the region's population in the 2014 census was 919,392.

Guémon Region Région du Guémon Yémahin Region Région du Yémahin
Region
Location of Guémon Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Montagnes District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Established	2011
Regional seat	Duékoué
Government [1][2]
• Prefect	Sory Sangaré
• Council President	Evariste Tié Méambly
Area
• Total	6,695 km^2 (2,585 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	919,392
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Guémon is currently divided into four departments: Bangolo, Duékoué, Facobly, and Kouibly.

Name

In the 2011 decree that created the region, Guémon was referred to alternatively as the region of "Yémahin".[4] Since its creation, the region has more commonly been referred to as "Guémon".

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Evariste Méambly démonte Mabri : 'Ouattara et Bédié doivent le sortir du gouvernement'", abidjan.net, 10 July 2015.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.