Bagoué Region

The Bagoué Region is located in the north of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into three (03) Departments: Boundiali (Capital), Tengréla, and Kouto. It covers an area of 10,668 km², which is 3.31% of the national area.

• The population of the region is as follows:

 

ENTITY	POPULATION				HOUSEHOLDS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	SEX RATIO	NUMBER	AVERAGE SIZE
Bagoué Region	265,229	250,661	515,890	106	68,804	7.5
Boundiali Department	103,198	95,343	198,541	108	29,413	6.8
BOUNDIALI (Capital)	47,877	44,915	92,792	107	13,905	6.6

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

 

• Boundiali, the capital of the region, is a Local Economic Connector (a small town that is at an embryonic stage of urbanization facilitating internal economies of scale, such as hosting a large company that processes local agricultural products) with an agricultural focus (maize, rice, sorghum, cotton, cashew, mango) where livestock farming is also practiced (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018);
• One (01) industrial zone exists: located in the Boundiali department with an industrial land reserve of 126 ha (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 83.43% of localities and 92.39% of the population are covered;
• Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.

 

Health Infrastructure	Number
Primary Contact Health Facilities (ESPC)	86
General Hospitals	03
Confessional General Hospitals	02
Private Profit-Making Health Facilities	03
Functional Operating Rooms	04
Functional Public Radiology Services	02
Public Dental Clinics	01
Public Pharmacies	11
Private Pharmacies	06

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

The key sectors of activity include agriculture and agro-industry, animal resources, mining resources, and tourism.

• Agriculture 

 

Type of Crop	Crops	Production (in tons)
		2021	2022	2023
		Cotton	67,598	65,237	48,358
		Cashew	70,584	77,690	79,340
Food Crops	Sorghum	14,778	15,450	ND
	Yam	77,463	79,466	36,281
	Maize	103,586	109,020	80,587
	Rice	46,670	35,280	39,480
	Peanut	41,981	43,686	16,906
	Millet	4,006	4,167	ND
	Cassava	1,415	1,528	1,926
	Potato	1,640	1,608	ND
Vegetable Crops	Eggplant	1,453	488	161
	Okra	1,238	1,275	252
	Tomato	283	292	99

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available

 

• Animal Resources:

 

 

Type of Livestock	Species	Livestock (in number of heads)
		2022
Poultry	Broilers	131,437
	Layers	22,810
	Traditional Chickens	1,534,669
Ruminants	Cattle	329,878
	Sheep	181,022
	Goats	123,694
Pigs	Traditional Pig	6,746
	Modern Pig

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022

 

• Agro-industry: The agro-industry is characterized by cotton ginning (Ivoire Coton company with 02 ginning units with respective capacities of 25,000 tons and 50,000 tons per year) and mango drying (01 unit established in Boundiali since 2015);
• Tourism: The tourism offer in the region includes:
• the black monkey forest of Landiongou;
• the traditional forges of Kouto;
• the hippopotamus lake of the Gbémou dam;
• the sacred woods;
• Mining Resources: The region has reserves of gold and manganese.

 

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Bagoué Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole for the transformation and export of fruits and cashew nuts (Agro-pole 1).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

• Agriculture: Investments in hydro-agricultural development, irrigation infrastructure, support for production and storage, development of food crop sectors (Maize, Millet, Sorghum, Rice, Onions), cash crop sectors (Cotton, Cashew, Mango, etc.), and livestock sectors (Cattle, Sheep).
• Mining Resources: exploration and exploitation of mining resources (gold, manganese, and tantalum);
• Education-Training: establishment and operation of schools, colleges, high schools, and universities, technical and vocational schools.

 

Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the Bagoué Region, including:

 

 

NB	Project or Action Description	Planning Document	Estimated Cost (FCFA)	Observations
01	Construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant in Boundiali (37.5 MW)	PND 2021 -2025	Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
02	Exploitation of the Sissingué gold mine in Tingrela		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
03	Creation of a satellite processing unit for cashew nuts as part of the development of the industrial park dedicated to cashew processing in Korhogo (25 ha)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
04	Electrification of remaining localities: 178 localities to be electrified in the Autonomous District of Savanes, which includes the Bagoué Region		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
05	Construction and strengthening of roads: heavy reshaping (1,043.6 km), light reshaping (2,580.80 km), and structures (24)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
06	Construction of social and economic housing		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
07	Land development program for the production of housing and serviced plots accessible to all		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
08	Implementation of the Competitive Economic Pole (PEC) program in Boundiali (Local Economic Connector)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
09	Development of an Industrial Zone		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize