San-Pédro, Ivory Coast

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San-Pédro
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 / 4.750°N 6.633°W / 4.750; -6.633
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentSan-Pédro
Area
 • Total887 km2 (342 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total390,654
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • City
164,944 [1]
 (2014 census)

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,[1] making it the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is served by San Pédro Airport.

Northwest of the city lies the

World Heritage List
.

Economy

Largely developed from the 1960s,

nightlife and its beaches
.

Demographics

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro was 261,616.[3]

Transport

A railway is proposed from San-Pédro to iron ore deposits around

metre gauge national railway at Abidjan
.

Education

École française de San Pédro [fr] 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:[3]

  1. Baba (8,336)
  2. Digboué (138)
  3. Dimoulé (1,068)
  4. Djiro-Gnépahio/Campement Bernard (3,563)
  5. Grand-Gabo (116)
  6. Kablaké 1 (471)
  7. Kablaké 2 (468)
  8. Klou (220)
  9. Petit-Gabo (240)
  10. Petit-Pédro (2,711)
  11. Pont-Bascule (914)
  12. Poro (932)
  13. San-Pedro (164,944)
  14. Taki (1,502)
  15. Digboué-Klou (211)
  16. Djahio (1,996)
  17. Doulayéko (1,957)
  18. Goréké (873)
  19. Kounouko (7,885)
  20. Kpotè (7,037)
  21. Krémoué (1,587)
  22. Madié (830)
  23. Magné (1,059)
  24. Mapri (1,204)
  25. Marikro (3,481)
  26. Monogaga (511)
  27. Moussadougou (16,344)
  28. Podio (1,553)
  29. Pont-Brimé (3,449)
  30. Popoko (2,382)
  31. Taboké (2,865)
  32. Watté (20,769)

Gallery

See also

  • Cement in Africa
  • Railway stations in Ivory Coast

References

  1. ^ a b "Ivory Coast: Districts, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". City Population. 2022-08-08. Archived from the original on Dec 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "WorldOfRail.com".[dead link]