Bas-Sassandra District

Bas-Sassandra District (; , "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.

Creation

The district was created in a 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 2021 census, Bas-Sassandra District has a population of 2,687,176.

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