Bas-Sassandra District
Bas-Sassandra District District du Bas-Sassandra | |
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Established | 2011 |
Capital | San-Pédro |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 28,350 km2 (10,950 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 2,687,176 |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Bas-Sassandra District (French: District du Bas-Sassandra; [ba.sa.sɑ̃d.ʁa], "Lower Sassandra") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is San-Pédro.
Creation
The district was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.[3] Its territory is composed of the former region of Bas-Sassandra with the addition of the department of Fresco, which was transferred from the region of Sud-Bandama.[4]
Administrative divisions
Bas-Sassandra District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments:
- Gbôklé Region (region seat in Sassandra)
- Fresco Department
- Sassandra Department
- Nawa Region (region seat in Soubré)
- San-Pédro Region (region seat also in San-Pédro)
Population
According to the 2021 census, Bas-Sassandra District has a population of 2,687,176.[2]
References
- ^ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the districts of Ivory Coast
- ^ Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
- ^ Law, Gwillim. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids").
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