Grand-Bassam Department
Grand-Bassam Department
Département de Grand-Bassam | |
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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.
History
[edit]Grand-Bassam Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Aboisso Department.[4] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Comoé 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, Grand-Bassam Department remained part of the retained Sud-Comoé Region in the new Comoé District.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)", statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
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