Bas-Sassandra District

Bas-Sassandra District District du Bas-Sassandra
District
Country	Ivory Coast
Established	2011
Capital	San-Pédro
Area[1]
• Total	25,800 km^2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population (2014)[2]
• Total	2,280,548
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)

Bas-Sassandra District (French: District du Bas-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 an 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)
  • Buyo Department
  • Guéyo Department
  • Méagui Department
  • Soubré Department
• San-Pédro Region (region seat also in San-Pédro)
  • San-Pédro Department
  • Tabou Department

Population

According to the 2014 census, Bas-Sassandra District has a population of 2,280,548.^[2]

References

1. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". GeoHive.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
3. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
4. Law, Gwillim. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids").

Coordinates: 5°30′N 6°40′W / 5.500°N 6.667°W