GÔH Region

The Gôh Region is located in the Central-West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into two (02) Departments: Gagnoa (Capital) and Oumé. It covers an area of 7,327 km², which is 2.27% of the national territory.

 

• The population of the region is as follows:

ENTITY	POPULATION				HOUSEHOLDS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	SEX RATIO	NUMBER	AVERAGE SIZE
Gôh Region	515,602	469,680	985,282	110	184,549	5.3
GAGNOA Department	379,768	344,727	724,496	110	135,093	5.4
GAGNOA (Capital)	143,167	133,877	277,044	107	56,063	4.9

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

 

• Gagnoa, 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 vocation, dominated by coffee and cocoa cultivation. Gagnoa is one of the granaries of Côte d'Ivoire due to the abundance and variety of its food crops (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018);
• An industrial zone exists there, housing industrial units with an industrial land reserve of 272 hectares (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Financial sector: 11 commercial banks and 02 microfinance institutions are established there.
• Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 100% of localities and 100% of the population are covered.
• Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.

 

Health infrastructures	Number
Primary Contact Health Establishments (ESPC)	137
General Hospitals	02
Regional Hospital Centers	01
Private Profit-Making Health Establishments	21
Functional operating rooms	04
Functional gynecological-obstetric operating rooms	03
Functional public radiology services	04
Functional private radiology services	01
Public dental offices	03
Private dental offices	01
Public pharmacies	10
Private pharmacies	24

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

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

• Agriculture:

 

Type of crop	Crops	Production (in tons)
		2021	2022	2023
Cash crops	Rubber	45,759	54,898	55,369
	Oil palm	3,308	2,979	3,377
	Cocoa	148,858	155,938	140,810
	Coffee	1,247	1,936	1,836
Food crops	Plantain banana	268,116	278,507	52,101
	Yam	149,932	153,810	203,644
	Corn	30,019	31,594	39,437
	Rice	78,576	10,029	167,888
	Cassava	93,197	100,618	162,748
	Taro	703	724	ND
	Potato	1,028	1,057	ND
	Peanut	1,768	1,840	2,668
Vegetable crops	Eggplant	4,151	4,250	3,181
	Okra	3,305	3,406	3,519
	Tomato	1,631	1,681	1,117

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available

 

• Animal resources:

 

Type of livestock	Species	Livestock (in number of heads)
		2022
Poultry	Broilers	45,773
	Layers	143,435
	Traditional chickens	988
Ruminants	Cattle	9,233
	Sheep	9,048
	Goats	10,682
Pigs	Traditional pig	8,117
	Modern pig

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022

 

• Agro-industry: Coffee and rice hulling (Gagnoa) and first processing unit for cocoa (Oumé);
• Wood sector: about a dozen sawmills with around fifty licensed logging operators. The exploited species include, among others, Iroko and Samba;
• Mining resources: Reserves and exploitation of gold, bauxite, and manganese deposits.

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Gôh Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole "Academic Research and Transformation Pole" (Agro-pole 6).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

• Agriculture and Agro-industry: Investments in the development of food crop sectors (Rice, Yam, Cassava), cash crop sectors (Cocoa, Cashew), and the processing of these agricultural products.
• Mining Resources: Exploration and exploitation of mining resources (gold, bauxite, and manganese);
• Wood Sector: Investments in this sector with the creation or takeover of wood processing factories.

Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the Gôh Region, namely:

 

NB	Project or Action Description	Planning Document	Estimated Cost (FCFA)	Observations
01	Development of an Industrial Zone	PND 2021 -2025	Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
02	Implementation of the Gagnoa Competitive Pole Program (Local Economic Connector)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
03	Electrification of localities in Gôh		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
04	Construction and strengthening of roads (heavy and light reprofiling) and structures.		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
05	Construction of social and economic housing		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
06	Implementation of land development programs for the production of housing and serviced plots accessible to all		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2