Abstract:
The sustainable development of a territory by promoting the tourism sector requires an inventory
of the tourist attractions and potentials of this territory. The objective of this research is to
contribute to a better understanding of the tourist and ecotourism potential of the hill territory for
the purpose of their promotion for local development. The methodology used combines
documentary research and field work. This work consisted in making a survey through a
preliminary visit then in-depth inquiries at the level of resource persons, individual interviews
with the mayors and direct observations in the field. The data processing was done thanks to
SPSS software, Arc -View and Excel. The analysis of the results was carried out based on the
SWOT or FFOM (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) model. The results show
that the territory of the hills, with an area of 13,951 square kilometers, has important tourism
resources generated by its geography and history: 196 tourist resources have been identified and
can be classified into three (3) main categories, namely natural landscapes, historic sites and
monuments, folklore, habits and customs. These three categories respectively represent 13.76%,
23.18% and 29.71% of the tourism resources of the territory. The development and
implementation of an effective strategy to develop this rich potential will develop the tourism
sector and therefore strengthen the local economy in this territory.
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