Vavoua Department

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Vavoua Department
Department
Location in Ivory Coast
Location in Ivory Coast
Country  Ivory Coast
District Sassandra-Marahoué
Region Haut-Sassandra
Departmental seat Vavoua
Population (2014)
 • Total 400,912[1]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Vavoua Department is a department of Haut-Sassandra Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 400,912 and its seat is the settlement of Vavoua. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bazra-Nattis, Dananon, Dania, Kétro-Bassam, Séitifla, and Vavoua.

Local industries include cocoa, cotton growing, and logging.

Vavoua International School, a Christian missionary boarding school run by WEC International, was situated in the department, adjacent to the small village of Bouitafla, until the recent civil war forced its closing.

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