Sassandra Department
Département de Sassandra | |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
District | Bas-Sassandra |
Region | Gbôklé |
1969 | Established as a first-level subdivision |
1980 | Divided to create Soubré Dept |
1988 | Divided to create San-Pédro and Tabou Depts |
1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
2008 | Divided to create Guéyo Dept |
2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
Departmental seat | Sassandra |
Government | |
• Prefect | Ernest Boni Koffi |
Area | |
• Total | 4,340 km2 (1,680 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 353,228 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sassandra Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 353,228 and its seat is the settlement of Sassandra. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dakpadou, Grihiri, Lobakuya, Médon, Sago, and Sassandra.