San-Pédro Department

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. 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
• Prefect	Ousman Coulibaly
Area
• Total	7,110 km2 (2,750 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	790,242
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

San-Pédro Department is a department of San-Pédro Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 790,242 and its seat the settlement of San-Pédro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Doba, Dogbo, Gabiadji, Grand-Béréby, and San-Pédro.

History

San-Pédro Department was created in 1988 as a first-level subdivision via a split-off from Sassandra Department. 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.