Southwestern Forests
The Southwestern Forests are an area of Côte d'Ivoire consisting of broadleaf tropical moist forestland, populated primarily by the Kru people.Photo: Yakoo1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Taï National Park and San-Pédro.
Taï National Park
Photo: yakovlev.alexey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taï National Park is in Côte d'Ivoire, in the southwest of the country about 100 km in from the coast and near the Liberian border. It is a large park at 4,540 km², containing tropical evergreen forest.
San-Pédro
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San-Pédro is a city of 260,000 in Southwestern Forests region of Côte d'Ivoire and the nation's second largest port.
Man
Photo: Sahi Tia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Man is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Montagnes District and Tonkpi Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Man Department.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Sassandra.
Sassandra
Sassandra is a sleepy yet charming fishing village the Southwestern Forests region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Southwestern Forests
- Type: forest
- Location: Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude of center
6.47° or 6° 28′ 12″ northLongitude of center
-6.47° or 6° 28′ 12″ westWikidata ID
Q14234819
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Satellite Map
Discover Southwestern Forests from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Southwestern Forests” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西南雨林”
- French: “Forêts du Sud-Ouest (Côte d’ivoire)”
- French: “Forêts du Sud-Ouest”
- Italian: “Foreste sudoccidentali ivoriane”
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