Haut-Sassandra
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Haut-Sassandra is one of the 19 regions
Regions of Côte d'Ivoire
||Côte d'Ivoire is divided into nineteen regions :The regions are further divided into 81 departments.-External links:...

 of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

. The region's capital is Daloa
Daloa
Daloa is a town in Daloa Department of Côte d'Ivoire, lying west of Yamoussoukro in Haut-Sassandra Region. It has a population of over 100,000. The town is a regional capital and an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa...

. Covering 15,200 km2, its population (2002 est.) is 1,186,600.

The region is divided into three departments
Departments of Côte d'Ivoire
The regions of Côte d'Ivoire are divided into 81 departments .A 1978 law created 27 self governing Communes in Cote 'Ivoire , alongside Sous-Prefectures, dividing each of the Departments. The Commune, , is administered by a Municipal Council, presided over by a Mayor...

: Daloa
Daloa Department
Daloa Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of three departments of Haut-Sassandra Region....

, Issia, and Vavoua.

Haut-Sassandra is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
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