Haut-Sassandra

Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 17,761 km²,[2][4] and its population in the 2014 census was 1,430,960,[3] making it the most populous region of Ivory Coast.

Haut-Sassandra Region Région du Haut-Sassandra
Region
Seal
Motto(s):  "Cohésion, travail, développement"
Location of Haut-Sassandra Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Sassandra-Marahoué District
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Sassandra-Marahoué
1997	Established as a first-level subdivision
2000	Divided to create Fromager Region
2011	Converted to a second-level subdivision
Regional seat	Daloa
Government [1]
• Prefect	Kouamé Brou
• Council President	Alphonse Djedje Mady
Area [2]
• Total	17,761 km^2 (6,858 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	1,430,960
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	crhs.ci

Departments and geography

Haut-Sassandra is currently divided into four departments: Daloa, Issia, Vavoua, and Zoukougbeu.

The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

History

Haut-Sassandra Region upon its creation in 1997. Haut-Sassandra retained these boundaries until 2000, when it and Marahoué Region were divided to create Fromager Region.

Haut-Sassandra Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000, Gagnoa Department was split off from Haut-Sassandra and combined with Oumé Department from Marahoué Region to form Fromager Region.

As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Haut-Sassandra was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District.[5] No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.

Notes

1. "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
2. "Haut-Sassandra", gouv.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
3. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
4. Since 2000. From 1997 to 2000, the area was greater.
5. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.