Bas-Sassandra District (; , "Lower Sassandra") is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southwest part of the country. The capital of the district is San-Pédro.
Creation The district was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions. Its territory is composed of the former region of Bas-Sassandra with the addition of the department of Fresco, which was transferred from the region of Sud-Bandama.
Administrative divisions Bas-Sassandra District is currently subdivided into three regions and the following departments: Gbôklé Region (region seat in Sassandra) Fresco Department Sassandra Department Nawa Region (region seat in Soubré) Buyo Department Guéyo Department Méagui Department Soubré Department San-Pédro Region (region seat also in San-Pédro) San-Pédro Department Tabou Department
Population According to the 2021 census, Bas-Sassandra District has a population of 2,687,176.
Religion
Bas-Sassandra has a religiously diverse population. According to the 2021 census, Christianity is the plurality religion in the district (44.2%), followed closely by Islam (43.6%) and those with no religion (8.3%). A smaller share of residents adhere to traditional religions or other faiths.
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