Bas-Sassandra District

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

Bas-Sassandra District District du Bas-Sassandra
District
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Country	Ivory Coast
Established	2011
Capital	San-Pédro
Area
• Total	25,800 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,280,548
• Density	88/km2 (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. 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.

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.