Haut-Sassandra Region

The Haut-Sassandra Region is located in the Center-West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into four (04) Departments: Daloa (Capital), Zoukougbeu, Vavoua, and Issia. It has an area of 15,200 km², which is 4.71% of the national area.

 

• The population of the region is as follows:

ENTITY	POPULATION				HOUSEHOLDS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	SEX RATIO	NUMBER	AVERAGE SIZE
Haut-Sassandra Region	920,422	819,275	1,739,697	112	287,502	6.1
DALO Department	255,203	221,951	477,154	115	66,477	7.2
DALO (Capital)	70,170	62,358	132,528	113	21,222	6.2

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

 

• Daloa, the capital of the region, is a Secondary Economic Connector (a city that has reached an intermediate stage of urbanization facilitating localization economies through competition among businesses in the same sector) that serves as a center for supply, commercial distribution, and services to the population and businesses (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). The city of Daloa has a strategic geographical position that allows it to be a platform for exchanges with the two (02) Autonomous Ports of Abidjan (PAA) and San-Pedro (PASP);
• There is one (01) industrial zone located in the Daloa department with an area of 964 ha, of which more than 145 hectares currently host mainly wood processing industrial units (MCIPPME, 2022);

• Financial sector: 11 commercial banks, 16 insurance companies, and 16 microfinance institutions (Savings Cooperatives) are established there;

• Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, July 2023): 100% of localities and 100% of the population are covered;
• Health: The health infrastructure in the region includes most of the technical platforms.

 

Health infrastructures	Number
Primary Contact Health Establishments (ESPC)	147
General Hospitals	03
Confessional General Hospitals	02
Regional Hospital Centers	01
Private Profit-Making Care Establishments	34
Functional Operating Theaters	04
Functional Gynecological-Obstetric Operating Rooms	01
Functional Public Radiology Services	03
Functional Private Radiology Services	07
Public Dental Clinics	03
Private Dental Clinics	03
Public Pharmacies	25
Private Pharmacies	35

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

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

• Agriculture:

Type of crop	Crops	Production (in tons)
		2021	2022	2023
	Cocoa	180,029	178,972	161,609
	Coffee	12,030	23,383	22,175
	Cotton	1,679	1,619	1,200
	Cashew	68,460	79,125	80,804
Food crops	Plantain Banana	88,416	91,843	179,295
	Yam	261,707	268,477	295,673
	Corn	47,119	49,591	79,472
	Rice	346,999	278,674	311,847
	Taro	10,777	11,099	ND
	Potato	2,668	2,745	ND
	Cassava	200,487	216,450	550,381
	Peanut	10,071	10,480	799
Vegetable crops	Eggplant	6,590	6,746	3,162
	Okra	18,811	19,382	4,545
	Tomato	1,585	1,633	3,796

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

• Animal resources:

Type of livestock	Species	Livestock (in number of heads)
		2022
Poultry	Broilers	185,193
	Layers	164,788
	Traditional Chickens	92,310
Ruminants	Cattle	43,240
	Sheep	46,904
	Goats	43,245
Pigs	Traditional Pig	5,505
	Modern Pig

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022 ND: Not Available

 

• Agro-industry and Livestock: Coffee hulling, poultry feed production;
• Inland fishing: Fishing port of Guessabo-Zoukougbeu and the rivers Iboguhé and Gbeuzibo in the Issia department. The commonly fished species are catfish, tilapia, carp, and machete fish;
• Wood sector: several sawmills including sawing and plywood peeling units;
• Mining resources: Gold, sand, gravel;
• Tourism: The region's tourist offerings include:
• The Sacred Monkeys of the Gbétitapéa forest;
• The Elephant Rock of Brizéboua;
• The Daloa Craft Center;
• The Mystical Caves of Zébra;
• The Amulet Museum of Vavoua;
• The Sacred River of Guédékipréa;
• The Lotazra Rock in Issia.

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Haut-Sassandra 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 animal resources, food crop sectors (Rice, Yam, Cassava), cash crop sectors (Cocoa, Cashew), and the processing of these agricultural products.
• Mining Resources: The region has a rich mining potential with deposits of Cobalt, Nickel, Gold, Iron, Silver, Platinum, Copper, Chrome, Diamonds, Sand, and Gravel.

• Trade: food products and manufactured goods.

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

 

NB	Project or Action Description	Planning Document	Estimated Cost (FCFA)	Observations
01	Construction of a wholesale market and collection and grouping centers	PND 2021 -2025	Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
02	Exploitation of the Colombo-tantalite mine in Issia for an estimated resource of over 300 tons		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
03	Electrification of localities in Haut-Sassandra		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
04	Construction and strengthening of roads (heavy and light reshaping) and structures		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
05	Construction of social and economic housing		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
06	Land development program for the production of housing and serviced land accessible to all		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
07	Implementation of the Daloa Competitive Pole program (Secondary Economic Connector)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
08	Development of an Industrial Zone: industrial land reserve of 964 ha		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
09	Construction of a marketing grouping center for cassava and derived products	Strategic Development Plan (PSD)	Not defined	Project idea
10	Livestock and fishing development program		Not defined	Project idea
11	Support program for the processing and preservation of agricultural products (banana)		Not defined	Project idea
12	Craft development program		Not defined	Project idea
13	Construction of a high-end hotel complex		Not defined	Project idea
14	Tourism promotion program		Not defined	Project idea

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2, Regional Council of Haut Sassandra