Guémon Region

The Guémon Region is located in the West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into four (04) Departments: Duekoué (Capital), Bangolo, Kouibly, and Facobly. It covers an area of 6,695 km², which is 2.08% of the national area.

• The population of the region is as follows:

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

• Duekoué, 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) whose economy is based on agriculture, particularly the coffee-cocoa duo (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It has soil known to be very fertile and a subsoil rich in mineral resources such as gold, diamonds, and nickel;
• An industrial zone exists in the Duekoué department with an industrial land reserve of 48 ha (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, 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.

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

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

• Agriculture:

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available

• Animal Resources:

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022 ND: Not Available

• Tourism: The tourist offerings of the region include:
• The mountains and caves of Guitrozon;
• The National Park of Mont Péko.
• Wood Sector: Presence of large sawmills (SBG, NSD, STBO, THANRY).

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Guémon Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole of the granary of food products and the coffee-terroir enhancement zone of Man (Agro-pole 9).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

• Agriculture and agro-industry: Investments in the development of lowland areas, the development of food crop sectors (Rice), cash crop sectors (Cocoa, Coffee), and fishery resources (Aquaculture).
• Mining Resources: The region has a rich mining potential with deposits of Cobalt, Nickel, Gold, Iron, Silver, Platinum, Copper, Chrome, and Diamonds.
• Tourism: Investment in the construction of hotel complexes.

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

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2