San-Pédro Region

San-Pédro Region
Région de San-Pédro
Region

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Location of San-Pédro Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
2011 Established
Regional seat San-Pédro
Government[1]
  Prefect Ousman Coulibaly
  Council President Donatien Beugre
Area[2]
  Total 12,790 km2 (4,940 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
  Total 826,666
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is San-Pédro and the region's population in the 2014 census was 826,666.

San-Pédro is currently divided into two departments: San-Pédro and Tabou.

Notes

  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "San Pedro", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Coordinates: 4°45′N 6°38′W / 4.750°N 6.633°W / 4.750; -6.633


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