San-Pédro,_Ivory_Coast
San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
Place in Bas-Sassandra, Ivory Coast
San-Pédro is a city in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is the nation's second largest port and the seat of Bas-Sassandra District and San-Pédro Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 164,944,[2] making it the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is served by San Pédro Airport.
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Northwest of the city lies the Taï National Park, known as one of the last sanctuaries of the pygmy hippopotamus, which is listed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List.