Béré Region

The Béré Region is located in the Center-North of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into three (03) Departments: Mankono (Capital), Kounahiri, and Dianra. It covers an area of 13,293 km², which is 4.12% of the national territory.

• The population of the region is as follows:

Source: INS, RGPH 2021

• Mankono, 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) with an agricultural focus, dominated by cashew and cotton crops (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It has a subsoil rich in gold, diamonds, copper, nickel, and manganese.
• An industrial zone exists in the Mankono department with an industrial land reserve of 121 hectares (MCIPPME, 2022);
• Financial sector: 03 microfinance institutions are established there.
• Mobile network coverage (July 2023): 88.26% of localities and 93.45% of the population are covered;

• Health: The health infrastructure in the region includes most of the technical platforms.

Source: MSHPCMU, 2022

The promising sectors include agriculture and agro-industry, mining resources, and tourism.

• Agriculture:

Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023        ND: Not Available

• Mining Resources: the region has reserves of gold, including in Dianra.

• Tourism: the region's tourist offerings include:
• ornamental rocks;
• the village of weavers and dyers;
• the dog cemetery;
• the water sources (slides) of Tonuho and Kawakouho.

As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the Béré 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 and Agro-industry: Investments in the development of food crop sectors (Rice, Soybean), cash crop sectors (Cotton, Cashew), and the processing of these agricultural products.
• Mining Resources: Exploration and exploitation of gold, diamond, copper, nickel, and manganese mines.

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

Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2