Bas-Sassandra_District

Bas-Sassandra District

Bas-Sassandra District

District of Ivory Coast

"Bas-Sassandra" redirects here. For the defunct region of Ivory Coast, see Bas-Sassandra Region.

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.

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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:

Population

According to the 2021 census, Bas-Sassandra District has a population of 2,687,176.[2]

References

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

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