Tchologo Region

The Tchologo Region is located in the North of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into three (03) Departments: Ferkessédougou (Capital), Ouangolodougou, and Kong. It covers an area of 17,728 km², which is 5.5% of the national area.

 

• The population of the region is as follows:

 

ENTITY	POPULATION				HOUSEHOLDS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	SEX RATIO	NUMBER	AVERAGE SIZE
TCHOGO Region	309,037	294,046	603,084	105	89,716	6.7
FERKESSEDOUGOU Department	96,831	93,310	190,141	104	34,437	5.5
FERKESSEDOUGOU (Capital)	81,600	78,667	160,267	104	29,865	5.4

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

 

• Ferkessédougou, 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 dominated by agriculture and livestock (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018);
• There is (01) industrial zone located in the Ferkessédougou department (98 ha) as well as an industrial land reserve of 350 ha (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, July 2023): 86.89% of localities and 91.36% of the population are covered.
• Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.

 

Health infrastructure	Number
Primary Contact Health Facilities (ESPC)	66
General Hospitals	04
Private Profit-Making Health Facilities	05
Functional Operating Theaters	02
Functional Gyneco-Obstetric Operating Rooms	02
Functional Public Radiology Services	01
Functional Private Radiology Services	01
Public Dental Clinics	01
Private Dental Clinics	01
Public Pharmacies	08
Private Pharmacies	07

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

 

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

• Agriculture:

 

Type of crop	Crops	Production (in tons)
		2021	2022	2023
Cash crop	Cotton	127,046	122,609	90,885
	Cashew	19,008	27,586	28,171
	Yam	173,706	178,199	70,686
	Corn	288,889	304,045	54,501
	Rice	35,909	27,055	30,276
	Millet	14,989	15,586	ND
	Sorghum	31,926	33,377	ND
	Cassava	33,093	46,589	7,344
	Peanut	44,771	46,589	15,755
	Sweet potato	5,632	5,795	ND
Vegetable crops	Eggplant	7,374	7,542	2,172
	Okra	3,441	3,546	1,781
	Tomato	1,483	1,528	1,203

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available

 

• Animal resources:

 

Type of livestock	Species	Livestock (in number of heads)
		2022
Poultry	Broilers	104,586
	Layers	43,626
	Traditional chickens	9,319,054
Ruminants	Cattle	77,935
	Sheep	20,222
	Goats	14,689
Pigs	Traditional pig	1,308
	Modern pig

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022

 

• Agro-industry: A cotton processing unit and an industrial sugarcane processing unit.
• Tourism: The tourism offerings in the region include:
• The Samory Touré Mosque in Kong

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan 2021-2025 (PND 2021-2025), the Tchologo Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole for the transformation and export of fruits and cashew nuts (Agro-pole 1).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

• Agriculture: Investments in hydro-agricultural development, irrigation infrastructure, support for production and storage, development of food crop sectors (Maize, Millet, Sorghum, Rice, Onions), cash crop sectors (Cotton, Cashew, Mango, etc.), and livestock sectors (Cattle, Sheep).
• Infrastructure and trade: Implementation of the "Dry Port" Project with opportunities in import-export;
• Mining resources: Exploration and exploitation of gold;
• Tourism: Construction of higher-standard hotel complexes to attract tourists to the "Tchologo" destination.

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

 

NB	Project or Action Description	Planning Document	Estimated Cost (FCFA)	Observations
1	Electrification of remaining localities: 32 localities to be electrified from 2022 to 2024	PND 2021 -2025	Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
2	Electrification of localities in Tchologo		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
3	Construction and strengthening of roads: (heavy and light reprofiling) and works		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
4	Construction of the Dry Port of Ferkessédougou (732 ha): launch carried out in 2021		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
5	Construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant in Ferkessédougou (25 MW)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
6	Creation of satellite processing units for cashew nuts as part of the development of the industrial park dedicated to cashew processing in Korhogo (25 ha)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
7	Land development program for the production of housing and serviced land accessible to all		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
8	Implementation of the Competitive Economic Pole (PEC) program in Ferkessédougou (Local Economic Connector)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize
9	Development of an Industrial Zone: industrial economic zone (500 ha)		Not specified	Business opportunity to seize

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2