Sassandra Department
Sassandra Department
Département de Sassandra | |
|---|---|
Location in Ivory Coast. Sassandra Department has had these boundaries since 2008. | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 353,228 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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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.