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:

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.

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

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

• Agriculture:

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

• Animal resources:

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:

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