Place:San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
San-Pédro | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
 View to a methodist church in San-Pédro | |
  San-Pédro Location within Ivory Coast  San-Pédro San-Pédro (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 4°45′N 6°38′W / 4.75°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 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.
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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 (fr) 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:[4]
Gallery
See also
- Cement in Africa
- Railway stations in Ivory Coast
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro was 261,616.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Pedro. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ↑ "WorldOfRail.com". http://worldofrail.com/railwaysafrica/2010/10/new-railway-in-ivory-coast/.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro". http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/SAN-PEDRO.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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