The Gbêkê Region is located in the Central-North of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into four (04) Departments: Bouaké (Capital), Béoumi, Sakassou, and Botro. It covers an area of 9,136 km².

The population of the region is as follows:

• Bouaké, the capital of the region, is a Main Economic Connector (a large city at an advanced stage of urbanization facilitating urban economies through a diversified economic base that fosters innovation) and the 2^nd industrial hub of Côte d'Ivoire (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It positions itself as the capital of the Ivorian textile industry and an agro-industrial hub, particularly in the processing of cashew nuts and the textile industry through spinning and weaving units;
• One (01) industrial zone exists in the Bouaké department, covering 235 ha, with 12 active companies installed on an area of 32 ha. Additionally, an industrial land reserve of 804 ha has been established;

• Eleven (11) commercial banks and one (01) microfinance institution are established there;
• Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 96.46% of localities and 98.92% of the population are covered;
• Health: The health infrastructure in the region includes all technical platforms.

• Commerce: Bouaké has the only wholesale market in West Africa, supplied by trucks from neighboring countries. This market, currently under rehabilitation, aims to help ensure food self-sufficiency for the region and improve the marketing circuits for agricultural and food products. Furthermore, the Bouaké City Hall has been planning since 2019 to develop the trading area in downtown Bouaké, along with the construction of the Grand Marché de Bouaké (GMB), which will be the largest covered market in West Africa.

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

• Industry:
  • Agro-industry: Cotton ginning (Global Coton, Ivorian Company for Textile Development - CIDT), spinning and weaving (FTG), finishing (TEXCI), and confection (SI confection), etc.;
  • Wood sector: Sawn timber, plywood;
  • Tobacco sector: The Ivorian Tobacco Company (SITAB), which holds 90% of the national market, is located here;
  • Agro-food sector: Mainly focused on the processing of cashew nuts (SOBERY, OLAM Ivoire, CASA, ROMAF, Africa Négoce), cotton seed crushing (OLHEOL), and fruit processing (Ackees).

• Agriculture:

• Animal Resources:

• Fish Resources: Fishing is mainly practiced in Béoumi and Sakassou;
• Tourism: Royal Court (tomb of the Kings) in Sakassou, Wassou Pottery in Sakassou, Goli Oka (hippopotamus observation site in Bourébo), vast labyrinth caves and prehistoric caves in Agbagnassi (Béoumi), the Benedictine monastery, and the Blacksmiths of N’Djébonoua.