Grand-Bassam Department
Département de Grand-Bassam | |
|---|---|
 Location in Ivory Coast. Grand-Bassam Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998. | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Comoé |
| Region | Sud-Comoé |
| 1998 | Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Aboisso Dept |
| 2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Departmental seat | Grand-Bassam |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Djoman Mathias Beudje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 958 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 267,103 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Grand-Bassam Department is a department of Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 267,103 and its seat is the settlement of Grand-Bassam. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bongo, Bonoua, and Grand-Bassam.
- ^ "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)", abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Découverte du Sud-Comoé" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, ardci-rd.ci, accessed 23 February 2016.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and departments of Ivory Coast