San-Pédro Region

San-Pédro Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Bas-Sassandra District. The seat of the region is San-Pédro and the region's population in the 2014 census was 826,666.

San-Pédro Region
Région de San-Pédro
Region
Seal
Location of San-Pédro Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Bas-Sassandra District
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
2011Established
Regional seatSan-Pédro
Government
[1]
 • PrefectOusman Coulibaly
 • Council PresidentDonatien Beugre
Area
[2]
 • Total12,790 km2 (4,940 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total826,666
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

San-Pédro is currently divided into two departments: San-Pédro and Tabou.

Notes
  1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
  2. "San Pedro", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
  3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.


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