Folon Region

Folon Region
Région du Folon
Region

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Motto: "Le développement participatif"

Location of Folon Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Denguélé District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Denguélé
Established 2011
Regional seat Minignan
Government[1]
  Prefect Abdou Karim Barro Baladji
  Council President Sindou Cissé
Area[2]
  Total 7,239 km2 (2,795 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 96,415
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Folon Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Denguélé District. The seat of the region is Minignan and the region's population in the 2014 census was 96,415, making it the least-populous region of the country.

Folon is currently divided into two departments: Kaniasso and Minignan.

Natural geography

The majority of the geography of Folon is savannah, but there are forests along the rivers.[4] The forests are threatened by illegal logging and bushfires.[4] The wild fauna of the region includes baboons, warthogs, boars, partridges, francolins, antelopes, waterbucks, bushbucks, rabbits, and boas.[4]

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "Folon", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Folon", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.

Coordinates: 10°0′N 7°50′W / 10.000°N 7.833°W / 10.000; -7.833


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