San-Pédro, Ivory Coast

San-Pédro is a city in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is the nation's second largest port and the seat of Bas-Sassandra District and San-Pédro Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 164,944,[2] making it the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is served by San Pédro Airport.

San-Pédro
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
View to a methodist church in San-Pédro
View to a methodist church in San-Pédro
San-Pédro is located in Ivory Coast
San-Pédro
San-Pédro
Location within Ivory Coast
San-Pédro is located in Africa
San-Pédro
San-Pédro
San-Pédro (Africa)
Coordinates: 4°45′N 6°38′W
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentSan-Pédro
Area
 • Total887 km2 (342 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total390,654
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • City
164,944 [2]
 (2014 census)

Northwest of the city lies the Taï National Park, known as one of the last sanctuaries of the pygmy hippopotamus, which is listed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Economy

Largely developed from the 1960s, fishing is an important industry, while the town is known for its nightlife and its beaches.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Pedro (Côte d'Ivoire).

Transport

A railway is proposed from San-Pédro to iron ore deposits around Mount Nimba.[3] There would be no immediate connection with the existing metre gauge national railway at Abidjan.

Education

École française de San Pédro is located in San-Pédro.

Notable people

Villages

The twenty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  1. Baba (8 336)
  2. Digboué (138)
  3. Dimoulé (1068)
  4. Djiro-Gnépahio/Campement Bernard

(3 563)

  1. Grand-Gabo (116)
  2. Kablaké 1 (471)
  3. Kablaké 2 (468)
  4. Klou (220)
  5. Petit-Gabo (240)
  6. Petit-Pédro (2 711)
  7. Pont-Bascule (914)
  8. Poro (932)
  9. San-Pedro (164 944)
  10. Taki (1 502)
  11. Digboué-Klou (211)
  12. Djahio (1 996)
  13. Doulayéko (1 957)
  14. Goréké (873)
  15. Kounouko (7 885)
  16. Kpotè (7 037)
  17. Krémoué (1 587)
  18. Madié (830)
  19. Magné (1 059)
  20. Mapri (1 204)
  21. Marikro (3 481)
  22. Monogaga (511)
  23. Moussadougou (16 344)
  24. Podio (1 553)
  25. Pont-Brimé (3 449)
  26. Popoko (2 382)
  27. Taboké (2 865)
  28. Watté (20 769)

See also

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro was 261,616.[4]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Pedro.
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. "WorldOfRail.com".
  4. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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