San-Pédro Department

San-Pédro Department
Département de San-Pédro
Department

Location in Ivory Coast. San-Pédro Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1988.
Country  Ivory Coast
District Bas-Sassandra
Region San-Pédro
1988 Established as a first-level subdivision via a division of Sassandra Dept
1997 Converted to a second-level subdivision
2011 Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat San-Pédro
Government[1]
 • Prefect Ousman Coulibaly
Area[2]
 • Total 7,072 km2 (2,731 sq mi)
Population (2014)[3]
 • Total 631,156
 • Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

San-Pédro Department is a department of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 631,156 and its seat is the settlement of San-Pédro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Doba, Dogbo, Gabiadji, Grand-Béréby, and San-Pédro.

History

San-Pédro Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivison via a split-off from Sassandra Department.[4]

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. San-Pédro Department was included in Bas-Sassandra Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, San-Pédro Department became part of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Monographie : San Pedro, des atouts économiques à valoriser davantage", abidjan.net, 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

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


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