San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
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San-Pédro | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
Coordinates: 4°45′N 6°38′W / 4.750°N 6.633°W | |
Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast |
District | Bas-Sassandra |
Region | San-Pédro |
Department | San-Pédro |
Area | |
• Total | 887 km2 (342 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 390,654 |
• Density | 440/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
.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Pedro (Côte d'Ivoire).
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 is located in San-Pédro.
Notable people
- Jean-Philippe Gbamin (born 25 September 1995), is an Ivorian footballer
Villages
The twenty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Baba (8,336)
- Digboué (138)
- Dimoulé (1,068)
- Djiro-Gnépahio/Campement Bernard (3,563)
- Grand-Gabo (116)
- Kablaké 1 (471)
- Kablaké 2 (468)
- Klou (220)
- Petit-Gabo (240)
- Petit-Pédro (2,711)
- Pont-Bascule (914)
- Poro (932)
- San-Pedro (164,944)
- Taki (1,502)
- Digboué-Klou (211)
- Djahio (1,996)
- Doulayéko (1,957)
- Goréké (873)
- Kounouko (7,885)
- Kpotè (7,037)
- Krémoué (1,587)
- Madié (830)
- Magné (1,059)
- Mapri (1,204)
- Marikro (3,481)
- Monogaga (511)
- Moussadougou (16,344)
- Podio (1,553)
- Pont-Brimé (3,449)
- Popoko (2,382)
- Taboké (2,865)
- Watté (20,769)
Gallery
See also
- Cement in Africa
- Railway stations in Ivory Coast
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Pedro.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "WorldOfRail.com".[dead link]