San-Pédro Department

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 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 km^2 (2,731 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	631,156
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

San-Pédro Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision 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.