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 | |
| • Prefect | Ousman Coulibaly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,072 km2 (2,731 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • 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.
San-Pédro Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivison via a split-off from Sassandra Department.
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.
Coordinates: 4°45′N 6°38′W / 4.750°N 6.633°W
...
Wikipedia