The Nawa Region is located in the South-West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into four (04) Departments: Soubré (Capital), Buyo, Gueyo, and Méagui. It covers an area of 9,193 km², which is 2.85% of the national territory.

• The population of the region is as follows:

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

• Soubré, 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 focus, whose main products are cocoa (currently the cocoa loop: the first cocoa production area), rubber, and oil palm (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It is influenced by the Autonomous Port of San Pédro.
• An industrial zone exists in the Soubré department with an industrial land reserve of 49 hectares (MCIPPME, 2022).
• 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.

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

The key sectors include agriculture and agro-industry, animal resources, and tourism.

• Agriculture :

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available

• Animal resources (only Soubré):

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022

• Tourism: The tourist offerings of the region include:
  • The Nawa Falls on the Sassandra River;
  • The monkeys of the sacred forest of Gribouho;
  • The artificial lake of Buyo;
  • The Trokoi Mountains of Okrouyo;
  • The Taï National Park with its biodiversity (classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site).