Haut-Sassandra

Haut-Sassandra Region
Région du Haut-Sassandra
Region

Location of Haut-Sassandra Region (green) in Ivory Coast and in Sassandra-Marahoué District
Country  Ivory Coast
District Sassandra-Marahoué
Regional seat Daloa
Area
  Total 15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 1,430,960[1]
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is part of Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 15,200 km²,[2] and its population in the 2014 census was 1,430,960,[1] making it the most populous region of Ivory Coast.

Departments and geography

Haut-Sassandra is divided into four departments: Daloa, Issia, Vavoua, and Zoukougbeu.

The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

2011 administrative reorganisation

Prior to the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Haut-Sassandra was a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2011, Haut-Sassandra was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District.[3] No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.

Coordinates: 7°0′N 6°30′W / 7.000°N 6.500°W / 7.000; -6.500

References

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