Worodougou Region

The Worodougou Region is located in the Northwest of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into two (02) Departments: Séguéla (Capital) and Kani. It covers an area of 21,900 km², which is 6.79% of the national territory.

• The population of the region is as follows:

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

• Séguéla, the capital of the region, is a Secondary Economic Connector (a city that has reached an intermediate stage of urbanization facilitating localization economies due to competition among businesses in the same sector) with high agricultural and fishery potential (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It benefits from a geographical location that allows it to be a hub for commercial exchanges in the sub-region as it is located at the crossroads of trade routes to Mali in the north and Guinea in the west;
• Financial sector: 03 commercial banks and 02 microfinance institutions are established there;
• An industrial land reserve of 44 hectares has been established for the development of one (01) industrial zone (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, July 2023): 88.15% of localities and 90.46% 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, and tourism.

• Agriculture:

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023          

ND: Not Available

• Animal resources:

Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Worodougou Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole "Pole for the Transformation of Food Crops" (Agro-pole 8).

Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:

• Agriculture: Creation of agropastoral farms;
• Mining Resources: The region has gold mining potential that benefits from exploitation permits, particularly in the Kani department.
• Tourism: Development of tourist sites and organization of festivals.

Some priority projects and actions have been selected in the PND 2021-2025 for the Worodougou Region, including:

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2